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Jesse Lingard completes SHOCK move to Nottingham Forest on a free transfer after waving goodbye to Manchester United this summer, with the England star penning a one-year contract at the City Ground worth nearly £200,000-a-week
- Jesse Lingard has announced his move to Nottingham Forest on social media
- The ex-Man United star was available on a free transfer after leaving Old Trafford
- Forest beat West Ham to his signature this summer after tabling a hefty offer
- Lingard has put pen to paper on a huge £200,000-a-week deal with the club
Jesse Lingard has signed a bumper contract approaching £200,000 a week with newly-promoted Nottingham Forest in the shock deal of this summer’s transfer window.
The England international, who left Manchester United at the end of his contract, turned his back on West Ham to sign for Forest after passing a medical on Wednesday, and could make his debut in the friendly with Union Berlin in Germany on Saturday.
Lingard is thought to have signed an initial 12-month deal though Forest will be hoping to extend that if he performs well. The 29-year-old has not given up hope of forcing his way into Gareth Southgate’s squad for this winter’s World Cup in Qatar, after he was a key man in England’s run to the semi-finals four years ago.
Jesse Lingard has signed for Nottingham Forest on a one-year contract this summer
Mitliadis Marinakis, the son of owner Evangelos, tweeted a picture of himself and Lingard posing with a Forest shirt, early in the evening.
The Hammers were considering whether to return with an improved offer for Lingard, with boss David Moyes a huge fan of the player, who also had interest from the United States and the Middle East.
Forest had already spent more than £70million on nine players, as…
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Source : dailymail
