PHOTO: Jesse Lingard is heading to South Korea! Ex-Man Utd star shares telling airport snap as he prepares for shock FC Seoul move

The former England international has been without a club since being released by Nottingham Forest at the end of the 2022-23 campaign. Despite taking in trials at West Ham and Al-Ettifaq, while also being linked with teams in the United States and Turkey, no deal has been done.

Lingard has been working on a personal fitness programme while keeping himself in the shop window, with a surprising offer arriving from South Korea. The 31-year-old is ready to embrace a new challenge in Asia, with his passport being dusted off once again. He posted an image on his Instagram story of his personalised 'JLingz' bags being checked onto a Korean Air flight on Sunday.

FC Seoul have admitted that they considered a move for Lingard to be “unrealistic”, given his Premier League pedigree, but they have put a package in place that is acceptable to all parties. Lingard is now seemingly heading to the Far East.

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Lingard is said to have agreed a lucrative contract with FC Seoul and will be desperate to prove that he is no spent force after several months without a club. He is expected to complete the formalities of a stunning switch on Monday.