Former Manchester United star Jesse Lingard impressed during a pre-season friendly for new club FC Seoul.
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- Lingard joins Seoul on two-year deal
- Ex-Man Utd star plays in pre-season friendly
- South Korean club impressed by display
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WHAT HAPPENED?
The 31-year-old joined the SouthKorean side on a two-year deal earlier this month and made his first minutes in a friendly against Japanese second division side Roasso Kumamoto this week. The former Nottingham Forest man, who hasn't played a competitive match since last April, completed 40 minutes in his side's 3-1 win and footage has now emerged of what looked like a confident outing.
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Seoul posted the highlights and captioned it: "Lingard's performance," with two fire emojis after it.
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
Lingard was released from Forest last summer and was without a club for more than six months. He says he snubbed "many offers" before agreeing to join Seoul, but this move is a big step down in his career. His chances of making the England squad are likely over as the K-League is not nearly as strong as the Premier League or other divisions in Europe. Although he wants to win silverware in Korea, it feels the attacking midfielder made one or two wrong decisions along the way.
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WHAT NEXT?
Lingard, who hadfailed trials at West Hamand Saudi Pro League sideAl-Ettifaq in 2023, is likely to make his first-team debut for Seoul when the K-League season starts next month, with Kim Gi-dong's side travelling to Gwangju on March 2.
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