DAVID BECKHAM is doing Jesse Lingard a favour by letting him train with his Inter Miami side.
The 30-year-old is a free agent after his contract at Nottingham Forest expired.
EPAJesse Lingard has been granted a favour by a Manchester United icon[/caption]
InstagramThe England international has been training while on holiday[/caption]
Lingard, who left Manchester United 12 months ago, struggled to make an impact with Steve Cooper’s team and only managed two goals in 20 appearances despite his sizeable £120k-a-week salary.
Speculation had been mounting that the England international was about to join another United legend’s club in America.
Lingard was linked with a switch to DC United, who are managed by Wayne Rooney, but that rumour was quickly ruled out.
When asked about the potential transfer, Rooney said: “I don’t know where that has come from. From my point of view we have no interest in signing him.”
Lingard is currently on holiday in the US while he mulls over his next move and he used the opportunity to go to Inter Miami – the club co-owned by United and England icon Beckham – to maintain his fitness.
Clips were shared of him at the DRV PNK Stadium in Florida training on his social media, and in it someone could be heard in the background saying: “Six minutes guys, rest there.”
It remains to be seen whether Cristiano Ronaldo’s former team-mate will link up with new signing Lionel Messi at Inter permanently.
Lingard has also been linked with a move to Saudi Arabia recently – and he has refused to rule anything out when asked about it by Sky Sports.
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He said: “I’m considering all options. I’ve never ruled out any team or club out, so for me it’s just picking the right team and it’s got to be right for me.
“I just want to play football at the end of the day and that’s all I want to do. Obviously the project has got to be well suited for me, the team’s got to be moving in the right direction but just regular game-time – I’m still hungry.
“Saudi Arabia are doing big things, and in the next couple of years or so, it will be one of the hotspots to go to.
“I’m not really surprised that the big names are moving out there.”
InstagramThe free agent shared clips of him training on Instagram[/caption]
APUnited legend David Beckham is co-owner of Inter Miami[/caption]
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