On the last day of the winter transfer window, United rejected offers from Newcastle United and West Ham United for Jesse Lingard, which was revealed by The British media to "make an example of Jesse Lingard" and deter other Red Devils teammates whose contracts are about to expire.
Interim manager Ronnick has allowed Jesse Lingard to leave Manchester United, and the English star has also reached an agreement with Newcastle to join on loan in the second half of the season. But the club had a different view, demanding a £12m relegation bonus to scare off the Maes. On 31 January, both Newcastle and West Ham made final attempts, which were still rejected by United.
This season, Jesse Lingard has never started for Manchester United in the Premier League and has played in few matches. Moreover, his contract expires this summer and he can go for free, but United have taken a tough stance despite this.
British media said that manchester United's top management's move is to punish the 29-year-old Lingard for refusing to renew his offer. The Daily Mail said the club wanted to use the move to warn other players who tried to turn down the new contract and would be like Jesse Lingard if they didn't work with them.
United's board feels that blocking Jesse Lingard's move would give back to other players who want to wait until their contracts expire for free transfers to think twice, as they could be equally in the snow.
The Red Devils' contracts expired this summer, in addition to Jesse Lingard, pogba, Mata, Cavani and veteran goalkeeper Lee Grant.
Moreover, there are currently a number of players in manchester United whose contracts are nearing the end, with as many as 12 players expiring before 2024. These include Ronaldo, Marcus Rashford, Luke Shaw and De Gea, but they still have a one-year priority renewal in their contracts.
United hope that when other players see Jesse Lingard off, the club's contract extension with its team-mates will go more smoothly. However, some Manchester United fans and Jesse Lingard's teammates have been quite critical of this move, believing that it is pure bullying of honest people, and Lin Huang is still conscientious even if he does not have many opportunities to play, and can play a great role in playing, and should not be treated like this.