Real Sociedad loan transfer canceled, Lingard extends 1-year contract with Manchester United
[골닷컴] Reporter Man-Sung Han = Manchester United (Man United) invoked an option to extend the contract with midfielder Jesse Lingard (28) the day before the winter transfer market opened.
British TV’Sky Sports’ reported on the 31st (Korean time) that Lingard and United have signed a one-year contract extension. Lingard’s existing contract was about to end in June. However, Manchester United signed a renewal contract with Lingard in 2017 and included a one-year extension option. According to local media, United has decided to invoke the option to extend the contract this summer in case it may miss Lingard as a free agent.
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Therefore, Lingard has signed a contract with United until June 2022. In other words, a team that aims to sign Lingard this winter or June must offer a transfer fee that will satisfy Manchester United.
What’s interesting is that Lingard was pushing ahead with the extension of his contract with Manchester United. ‘Sky Sports’ reported that Lingard was aiming for a loan transfer to Spain’s La Liga club Real Sociedad this winter. The media said, “Real Sociedad was one of the clubs aimed at Lingard. In addition, Lingard’s representative negotiated with some clubs in England and Europe, but the transfer was not successful.
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Meanwhile, Lingard received attention from Newcastle United and AS Roma last summer.
Lingard has completely lost his place at Manchester United after not playing in a single match in the Premier League and Champions League this season.
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