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2 days ago
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'My love and support will always be with United'
Former Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard still has love for his boyhood club, despite now playing over 5,000 miles away in South Korea. The attacker last played for the Red Devils in 2022, spending a year with Nottingham Forest and now plying his trade for FC Seoul. Advertisement "I had to watch the [Europa League] final," Lingard told BBC Sport. "It was on 4am my time - so I went to bed at 9pm and set my alarm. "My love and support will always be with United. I still watch their games or catch highlights. "They will always be one of the biggest clubs in the world and supporters will support them through thick and thin. "It might be a long-term project with [Ruben] Amorim. He knows what he wants to do. "It's tough when you're not in the Champions League to attract players, so he was relying on winning the Europa League. "It's harder to recruit when you're not in the Champions League. It's 100% a factor." Want to know more about Lingard's career since leaving Old Trafford? Read the full story here
BBC News
2 days ago
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'My love and support will always be with United'
Former Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard still has love for his boyhood club, despite now playing over 5,000 miles away in South attacker last played for the Red Devils in 2022, spending a year with Nottingham Forest and now plying his trade for FC Seoul."I had to watch the [Europa League] final," Lingard told BBC Sport. "It was on 4am my time - so I went to bed at 9pm and set my alarm."My love and support will always be with United. I still watch their games or catch highlights."They will always be one of the biggest clubs in the world and supporters will support them through thick and thin."It might be a long-term project with [Ruben] Amorim. He knows what he wants to do."It's tough when you're not in the Champions League to attract players, so he was relying on winning the Europa League."It's harder to recruit when you're not in the Champions League. It's 100% a factor."Want to know more about Lingard's career since leaving Old Trafford? Read the full story here
Daily Mail
3 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Jesse Lingard reveals he had 'no choice' in joining Nottingham Forest over West Ham as ex-Man United star argues people 'didn't have his best interests at heart' and he couldn't 'voice his opinion'
Jesse Lingard has revealed he 'didn't have a choice' in joining Nottingham Forest over West Ham back in the summer of 2022. The former Manchester United star moved to West Ham on a six-month loan in 2021 - a year before his Forest switch - and bagged nine goals in 16 games. Despite arguably playing the best football of his career with the Hammers, Lingard returned to Old Trafford for the 2021-2022 season. He then left his boyhood club upon the expiration of his contract at the end of that season. With the memories of his impressive loan spell at the London Stadium still fresh in the minds of other Premier League clubs, Lingard had a number of potential suitors to join as a free agent. But the ex-England international has now revealed that he in fact 'was not in control of anything' as he lined up his next career move. Lingard implied that he would have 'preferred' to go to West Ham, but explained that he could not 'voice his opinion'. 'The Forest deal, when we were going through that - and I don't want to go into too much detail - but I wasn't in control of anything at that time,' he told BBC Sport. 'I basically didn't have a choice. I knew what I wanted to do, I knew what offer was on the table from West Ham and what was on offer from Forest - there was a place I'd have preferred to go. 'But people have their own say and at the time I didn't really feel like I could voice my opinion.' Lingard struggled at the City ground, featuring just 20 times before being released in summer 2023. While he may not have had his way in terms of his previous career decisions, Lingard argued his move to Forest was a learning curve. He added: 'Now I can see people didn't have my best interests [at heart]. But obviously West Ham didn't happen. I went to Forest. 'The Forest thing happened for a reason, for me to find out certain things.' Lingard, who spent 14 years at boyhood club Man United, now plays for FC Seoul in South Korea, after a surprise move in February last year brought him to the club as a free agent. Prior to his move to the far East, Lingard had spent eight months without a club. Lingard has scored 10 goals and provided four assists in 42 appearances for FC Seoul. He revealed this week that 'life's good' in Korea and believes he has rapidly adapted to the different style of football.
Scottish Sun
3 days ago
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- Scottish Sun
Jesse Lingard shows off new look as Man Utd cult hero, 32, stars in GQ Korea advert
JESSE LINGARD shocked fans with a brand new hairdo while featuring in a GQ advert. Lingard, 32, signed for Korean side FC Seoul last February after his deal with Nottingham Forest came to an end. 3 Jesse Lingard showed off a new look this week 3 Lingard, 32, signed for Korean side FC Seoul in February 2024 Credit: AFP Lingard spent eight months without a side after leaving the City Ground, before penning a two-year deal in the Korean capital. The former Manchester United star has scored four goals in 16 league matches for Seoul this season, who sit seventh in the K League 1. Lingard showed off his new trim in an interview with GQ Korea and admitted to visiting his barber at least once a week. The ex-England international said: "Every time I get a haircut, I like to brush. I need to be looking fresh. READ MORE IN SPORT NO DON DEAL Chelsea 'ask £350k-a-week Jadon Sancho to sign new contract for permanent deal' "Most of our games are on television, I like to look fresh. "Probably once a week, I get a haircut. Very popular in England, this haircut." Old team-mate Timothy Fosu-Mensah, who spent five years at United, was quick to compliment Lingard's new locks. He commented: "I like the hair bro," on his Instagram post. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS People online were also quick to react to Lingard's drastic change in appearance. One X user wrote: "He looks like a K-pop star." Jesse Lingard reels off FIVE different celebrations after ex-Man Utd star scores bizarre goal in South Korea Another added: "Bro actually looks Korean now." Lingard, who used to be partially blamed for Man Utd's downturn, recently opened up about the crisis at his boyhood club where he spent 22 years. He told BBC Sport: "They will always be one of the biggest clubs in the world and fans will support them through thick and thin. "It might be a long-term project with Ruben Amorim. He knows what he wants to do. "It's tough when you're not in the Champions League to attract players so he was relying on winning the Europa League. "It's harder to recruit when you're not in the Champions League. It's 100 per cent a factor." Lingard moved to West Ham on loan a year before his Forest switch and the Englishman bagged nine goals in 16 games. But he struggled at the City ground, featuring just 20 times before being released after a string of injuries in summer 2023. He revealed "life's good" in Korea and believes he has rapidly adapted to the different style of football. The United academy star also admitted to scoffing McDonalds and Papa Johns since moving to Korea.
The Sun
3 days ago
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- The Sun
Jesse Lingard shows off new look as Man Utd cult hero, 32, stars in GQ Korea advert
JESSE LINGARD shocked fans with a brand new hairdo while featuring in a GQ advert. Lingard, 32, signed for Korean side FC Seoul last February after his deal with Nottingham Forest came to an end. 3 Lingard spent eight months without a side after leaving the City Ground, before penning a two-year deal in the Korean capital. The former Manchester United star has scored four goals in 16 league matches for Seoul this season, who sit seventh in the K League 1. Lingard showed off his new trim in an interview with GQ Korea and admitted to visiting his barber at least once a week. The ex-England international said: "Every time I get a haircut, I like to brush. I need to be looking fresh. "Most of our games are on television, I like to look fresh. "Probably once a week, I get a haircut. Very popular in England, this haircut." Old team-mate Timothy Fosu-Mensah, who spent five years at United, was quick to compliment Lingard's new locks. People online were also quick to react to Lingard's drastic change in appearance. One X user wrote: "He looks like a K-pop star." Another added: "Bro actually looks Korean now." Lingard, who used to be partially blamed for Man Utd's downturn, recently opened up about the crisis at his boyhood club where he spent 22 years. He told BBC Sport: "They will always be one of the biggest clubs in the world and fans will support them through thick and thin. "It might be a long-term project with Ruben Amorim. He knows what he wants to do. "It's tough when you're not in the Champions League to attract players so he was relying on winning the Europa League. "It's harder to recruit when you're not in the Champions League. It's 100 per cent a factor." Lingard moved to West Ham on loan a year before his Forest switch and the Englishman bagged nine goals in 16 games. But he struggled at the City ground, featuring just 20 times before being released after a string of injuries in summer 2023. He revealed "life's good" in Korea and believes he has rapidly adapted to the different style of football. The United academy star also admitted to scoffing McDonalds and Papa Johns since moving to Korea. 3
