Jesse Lingard's 22 years at United are coming to an end, and he has officially offered to leave the squad this month. Halfway through the season, and Lin Huang's starting appearances so far are still zero, even less than Phil Jones, who has been absent for two years, and it is only natural to make the decision to leave.
At this time last year, Jesse Lingard also chose to leave Manchester United in January, when he joined West Ham on loan, scoring nine goals and assisting five times in 16 games, and even stronger than Bruno Fernandez in the second half of the season, and was able to re-enter england. United decided to take Jesse Lingard back, with Solskjaer promising him a chance, but saying no, turning it into a "blank check".
Britain's "Daily Mirror" said that Lingard, who only had the last six months left in his contract with Manchester United, had fully understood the situation and decided to bid farewell to the club he had supported and played for since childhood and go to play the main force elsewhere. West Ham is still a favourite choice for his next home, and last week, Manchester United's Emperor Star posted a photo on social networking sites wearing a Hammer shirt and celebrating with his teammates, foreshadowing his future.
According to the Daily Mail, Jesse Lingard was also one of 17 unhappy players in United's squad and was one of the 11 who deliberately left the squad. After Lonnick took office, Jesse Lingard did not say that he was given plenty of opportunities, and his chances of playing were even fewer than in the era of Solskjaer. His last appearance was in the final round of the Champions League group stage between Manchester United and the youngsters of Bern on 8 December, the only time Ronnick used Lin Huang, and the England international has been in the snow for more than a month.
When United were 1-0 behind Wolves and needed to fight for a goal equaliser, Jesse Lingard was abandoned by Lonnick along with Van der Beek, who chose Rashford and even 19-year-old demon Anthony Erlanga. At the very least, Van der Beek was arranged by the Manchester United coaching staff to warm up on the sidelines, while Jesse Lingard did not appear at all.
Choosing to leave Manchester United in January, Jesse Lingard can also be said to be "benevolent and righteous", so that Manchester United can get a certain transfer fee, which is expected to be around 10 million pounds. During last year's summer window, United's price tag for Lin Huang once exceeded 25 million pounds, and the result of Lingard's stay in the team eventually created a lose-lose-lose situation. According to the data, 8 of Jesse Lingard's 12 appearances this season were substitutes, never playing the whole game, a total of 10 games played less than 20 minutes, 88 minutes in the Premier League, less than a game.
Statistics show that Jesse Lingard has played more time in England this season than in all competitions at Manchester United combined. But Jesse Lingard still scored two goals for United, tied for the team's fourth-placed top scorer in the Premier League, scoring as many goals as Marcus Rashford, who started seven times in the Premier League and played eight times as long as Lin.
West Ham boss Moyes remains interested in Jesse Lingard and intends to complete a permanent transfer this month. The British "Daily Express" said that Mo Dashuai personally went out to operate the transfer of the 29-year-old Lin Huang. There are even rumors that if Jesse Lingard's permanent transfer cannot be negotiated, United may rent him out again, which can save wages for the second half of the season.
United's biggest concern is that West Ham is currently one of the team's rivals for the fourth place, leading the Red Devils by three points in one game and ranking fifth, only one point less than Arsenal in the top four. Not only that, West Ham has 10 goals difference, while Manchester United have only 3 goals, and if the Premier League team has the same score, the goal difference data is calculated first.
Unlike Jesse Lingard, although there have been recent rumours that Mata may return to La Liga or join Major League Soccer, football journalist Jonathan Slag has revealed that no negotiations for Mata's winter transfer are currently underway, and if the situation does not change, he may stay at Manchester United until the end of the season, with a free transfer after the expiration of his contract.