Jesse Lingard joined Steven Gerrard's Al-Ettifaq for a one month training period.
Former Manchester United forward Jesse Lingard has joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Ettifaq on a training deal.
Clubless Lingard
The 30-year-old is currently without a club after his bumper one-year contract with Nottingham Forest expired in the summer.
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Premier League side Nottingham Forest have officially released attacer Jesse Lingard after his contract with the club expired.
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The England international failed to replicate his performances with West Ham in the 2020/21 campaign—when he scored nine goals and five assists in 19 games—that earned him a mouthwatering short-term deal with Forest, hence the club’s decision not to further the association.
He has reportedly been training with the Hammers to maintain fitness, but the Conference League winners are said to be uninterested in offering him a contract.
Lingard joins Gerrard at Al-Ettifaq
The SPL side announced today via their official channels that the Manchester United academy graduate has joined their club for a one-month training period.
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According to transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano, should the manager of the side, Steven Gerrard, be impressed by Lingard’s level, he will be offered a contract.
Lingard will link up with familiar faces at Faris Ad-Dahna, as former Premier League stars Jordan Henderson, Georgino Wijnaldum, Demarai Gray and Moussa Sissoko are currently employed by Al-Ettifaq.
Lingard's form with the Hammers at the time earned him an inclusion in Southgate’s setup. Following Henderson’s revelation that the Three Lions coach informed him a move to the Saudi League would not hinder his national team participation, Lingard can hope to make England’s squad for the Euros if he kicks it off at Al-Ettifaq.