Despite Lingard making it clear that he wanted regular playing time and with multiple clubs interested in him, the Red Devils still refused to sell the midfielder. The club requested a loan fee and plenty of add-ons that simply didn’t suit the interested teams.
Reports suggested that Newcastle United came in with a £5 million loan fee on deadline day. While Manchester United’s interim boss Ralf Rangnick was rumored to be okay with Lingard departing, the club blocked the move. The Englishman is now set to remain at Old Trafford at least until the summer when his contract expires.
McAvennie expressed his displeasure with the entire situation, telling Football Insider:
The 62-year-old believes Rangnick has no reason to bring Lingard back into the team and that the player himself would be short on motivation, adding:
McAvennie called the situation a “ridiculous” one and concluded that Lingard was the only loser in the entire fiasco. He said:
Jesse Lingard has barely played for Manchester United this season
Many expected Lingard to leave Manchester United and join West Ham last summer. However, the midfielder was reportedly promised by then Red Devils boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer that he would be given time on the pitch.
Those words amounted to nothing as Lingard played just 74 minutes in the first 12 Premier League matches of the season, after which Solskjaer departed. He has since managed just a solitary minute in eight league matches under Rangnick.
With his contract expiring at the end of the season, a transfer away from Manchester United seemed like the ideal move for all parties involved.
However, Lingard is still at Old Trafford and is likely to depart on a free transfer in the summer. It remains to be seen how much involvement he will receive in the remainder of the campaign.
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