Lingard joins Korean team

Midfielder Jesse Lingard was welcomed by hundreds of fans when he arrived in Korea to finalize his contract with FC Seoul.

On February 5, Lingard was welcomed at Seoul airport. The English midfielder wore a black shirt and black hat and happily signed autographs and took pictures with fans.

As he boarded the car to travel to FC Seoul's base, Lingard looked a little confused when he was presented with a danso - a traditional Korean wind instrument used mainly in folk music .

Lingard was welcomed by Korean fans. Photo: Yonhap

According to The Standard , Lingard has completed a medical and is set to sign a two-year contract with FC Seoul, with an option to extend for a further year. The English midfielder will have plenty of time to settle in when FC Seoul begin their 2024 K-League 1 campaign against Gwangju on March 2.

FC Seoul is one of the most successful and popular clubs in K League 1, with financial support from GS Group. In 2012, FC Seoul was rated as the most valuable football brand in Korea. FC Seoul won the K League 1 in 1985, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2012, 2016 and was runner-up in the AFC Champions League in 2001-2002 and 2013.

Lingard when he was playing for Man Utd.

Lingard grew up in the Man Utd academy, promoted to the first team in the 2011-2012 season. But after 11 years, in which he was loaned out many times, this midfielder only played 232 matches, scoring 35 goals for Man Utd. When his contract with the "Red Devils" expired in the summer of 2022, Lingard joined Nottingham Forest, but also did not play successfully, with two goals and two assists in 20 matches in all competitions. He has not played since leaving Nottingham Forest in the summer of 2023.

Lingard has been training in Dubai for the past few months. The 31-year-old midfielder has been training with Al Ettifaq, a Saudi Arabian club managed by Steven George Gerrard, but has not signed a permanent contract.

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