Free from any commitment since the end of his contract with Nottingham Forest, Jesse Lingard left to train at the Saudi club Al-Ettifaq.
He was one of the great hopes of English football. A pure product of the Manchester United team, Jesse Lingard had hinted at great things at the start of his professional career. But little by little, the international Three Lions fell into line to finally be regularly loaned by the Red Devils. Now aged thirty and free of any contract, the attacking midfielder left for Saudi Arabia.
As Fabrizio Romano indicated, Jesse Lingard has not yet signed any new commitment with anyone, but he has reached an agreement with the Saudi club Al-Ettifaq to train with him for a month . The Italian journalist also specified that the two parties would decide by mutual agreement on the establishment of a contract for a possible joint adventure.
Gerrard to force the decision
Al-Ettifaq has a major advantage in trying to convince the thirty-year-old player, since his coach is none other than Steven Gerrard, who obviously knew Lingard well from the Premier League side, even if the former Liverpool player had left THE Reds just one season after Lingard’s professional debut. A meeting between Englishmen could nevertheless take place very quickly in this Gulf club.
