Manchester United stance on Jesse Lingard amid transfer interest

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United are open to letting Jesse Lingard leave before the deadline for the winter transfer window.Lingard, 28, has not played in the Premier League all season and has been excluded from 15 of their 19 matchday league squads. The forward has not started in the league since January 1 last year and has been restricted to two starts this season - in the Carabao Cup and FA Cup third-round ties against Championship teams Luton and Watford.

straight to your inbox every day for freeWhile teams will be busy figuring out what business they can conduct in the current transfer window, many, including Manchester United, should be having an eye on the summer already.While there is a lot of football left to be played this season, teams are putting in the work now to make sure that any deals they hope to get over the line in the summer go as smoothly as possible.United themselves will have targets that they want to bring to Old Trafford

straight to your inbox every day for freeIn a barren transfer window, a question that has intrigued agents across the continent is how Manchester United were convinced to part with €41million for a teenager who had played 76 minutes of professional football.Amad Diallo added 46 more minutes in two cameos for Atalanta between the announcement of his deadline day deal and arrival in Manchester.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOf all the virtual lockdown calls, the most surreal was submitting questions for Jesse Lingard while he sat at his kitchen counter in front of a bowl of pistachios.Rather than allow face-time with reporters, a pistachios company arranged for a conversation between Lingard, a nutritionist named Nigel and an enthusiastic American lady whose carefree demeanour suggested her house backed onto Venice Beach.Questions had to be typed into a widget and were

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United's hierarchy are growing more confident that Paul Pogba will have a change of heart and stay at the club this coming summer, according to reports.United reclaimed top spot in the Premier League on Wednesday with a hard fought 2-1 win against Fulham and it was Pogba who grabbed the winner with a stunning strike.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United are yet to decide on whether to trigger the one-year extension in Juan Mata's contract.Mata, 32, has only started six times this season and has entered the last six months of his existing deal but United have the option to extend until 2022.United extended the contracts of Eric Bailly, Nemanja Matic and Timothy Fosu-Mensah in January of last year and have already decided not to take up the option of an additional year on the contracts of

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer is not expecting to strengthen the Manchester United squad with any more additions this month but suggested 'two or three players' could leave. The MEN reported United have shelved plans to sign Ecuador international Moises Caicedo following 'messy' negotiations over a potential €6million transfer for the 19-year-old midfielder.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United have shelved plans to sign Ecuador international Moises Caicedo this month following complex discussions.The MEN understands talks over a move for Caicedo, 19, were compromised by the involvement of various intermediaries and a source told the MEN the deal became 'too messy' for United to proceed.Another source revealed Caicedo was willing to work with whoever could engineer a transfer to United and described negotiations as a

straight to your inbox every day for freeDimitar Berbatov has told Jesse Lingard he needs to leave Manchester United for the good of his own career. Lingard made a rare start for United in their 1-0 victory over Watford in the FA Cup, a quiet outing for the 28-year-old who has been touted for an exit this month.

straight to your inbox every day for freeA much-changed Manchester United side secured their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 1-0 victory over Watford.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer found valuable minutes for Juan Mata, Jesse Lingard and Axel Tuanzebe as stand-in skipper Scott McTominay scored in the fifth minute to seal the win.

straight to your inbox every day for free Scott McTominay hailed the performance of Jesse Lingard after Manchester United defeated Watford 1-0 in the third round of the FA Cup. Lingard was one of nine changes to the United side on Saturday night as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer utilised his squad depth to deal with the packed fixture schedule.

straight to your inbox every day for freeRio Ferdinand says neither Jesse Lingard nor Donny van de Beek should be satisfied with the amount of football they are getting at Manchester United. Both players made rare starts for United in their FA Cup tie against Watford, which was only Lingard's third appearance of the season.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United have included Jesse Lingard in their provisional squad for the FA Cup game against Watford at Old Trafford.United kick off their FA Cup campaign against the Championship side after suffering a semi-final defeat to Chelsea in the competition last season.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirmed changes will be made given United's recent fixture schedule, confirming Donny van de Beek would start against the Hornets.He said: "Donny is going to play

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer expects Timothy Fosu-Mensah to leave Manchester United after he rejected their contract offer.The MEN revealed in November United had offered Fosu-Mensah a three-and-a-half year deal and that the 23-year-old had declined it as he felt under-valued.Fosu-Mensah is out of contract at the end of the season and has held talks with overseas clubs but Solskjaer is unsure whether the Dutchman will leave before the January transfer deadline,

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United have not initiated contact with Sporting Lisbon over signing midfielder Pedro Goncalves - according to reports.Goncalves, 22, has stepped into the void left by Bruno Fernandes following his move to Old Trafford and has helped Sporting top the Portuguese first division.The youngster has netted 11 goals in 11 league appearances - none of which have come from the penalty spot - which has led to speculation over his future at the

straight to your inbox every day for free Independiente del Valle admit they expect to lose Moises Caicedo this year, but insist they have had no contact from Manchester United over a move. MEN Sport reported last month United are trying to finalise a deal for the Ecuadorian midfielder for around €6million, which could include a 20 per cent sell-on clause for Caicedo's current club.

direct to your inboxFootage of Manchester United captain Harry Maguire talking to Jack Grealish has sparked hopes the two could have been discussing a transfer to Old Trafford for the Aston Villa star.United came out on top of a pulsating game with Villa in the Premier League on Friday, as Bruno Fernandes’ penalty earned a 2-1 win. Anthony Martial opened the scoring with a deft header from Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s cross before Grealish found Bertrand Traore to equalise after the break.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United have made Erling Braut Haaland their top transfer target for 2021, according to reports.Haaland established himself as one of the world's most deadly strikers over a remarkable 2020 and United's interest in the Golden Boy winner is nothing new.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is a big fan of the striker who he helped develop while in charge of Molde and wanted to sign him for United last January as he was gearing to leave Red Bull Salzburg.However,