Jesse Lingard is in the interest of AC Milan and Barcelona, assures the Daily Mail. According to the English newspaper, the 28-year-old Manchester United midfielder can continue his career in Italy or Spain after refusing to renew his contract with him last month. The Mancunians. The England international’s current contract expires next summer, after which he can be picked up on a free transfer at Old Trafford.
After the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho, the chances of playing time for Lingard have shrunk considerably. Lingard started only once in the starting line-up for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side this season, against West Ham United for the Carabao Cup. To stay in the picture with national coach Gareth Southgate with a view to next year’s World Cup in Qatar, Lingard would seriously consider leaving.
That would mean the end of a collaboration of more than twenty years. Lingard moved on from the youth academy to the first team in November 2012. Last season, after the winter break, he was loaned out to West Ham United, where he quickly became one of the trendsetters. Lingard has scored nine times in sixteen Premier League matches. United prefers a sale in January, with the English superpower hoping to collect more than seventeen million euros.
According to Italian reports, Lingard is not the only player to leave United soon. calciomercato reports that Juventus, Internazionale and also AC Milan are interested in bringing Donny van de Beek to Serie A. According to Italian media, Van de Beek’s agent, Guido Albers, is working on a winter departure in January. According to the above website, Juventus would have the best chance of bringing the midfielder to Turin, where he must be reunited with former teammate Matthijs de Ligt.
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