Jesse Lingard to follow Pogba out as Manchester United announces summer exits
Following a communique by Manchester United FC this morning confirming the departure of French midfielder Paul Pogba, the club have again confirmed that Jesse Lingard will also leave the club when his contract expires at the end of June.
Just like Paul Pogba, Jesse is an academy graduate and dyed-in-the-wool Red. Jesse has been with United for over 20 years, having originally joined the Under-9s team in 2001.
Following various loan spells in the Championship, Jesse made his United debut under Louis van Gaal in 2014 and became a regular presence in the first team the following season.
The English man scored six goals in 40 appearances across all competitions during that 2015/16 campaign, including a stunning extra-time winner at Wembley as United came from behind to beat Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final and seal the 12th triumph in the competition.
Jesse passed the landmark of 100 appearances for the club a year later and enjoyed arguably the best spell of his United career either side of Christmas in 2017, netting nine goals across a 13-game period for Jose Mourinho’s side to claim the Player of the Month prize.
Jesse made a total of 232 appearances for Manchester United and has been capped 32 times by the Three Lions.
