Ralf Rangnick has been told that his treatment of Jesse Lingard underlines a developing pattern which throws up a question mark over what he brings as Manchester United interim manager.
23.01.2022 - 01:43 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Danny Mills believes Manchester United not allowing Jesse Lingard to leave this month would be "poor business".
The 29-year-old is out of contract at Old Trafford in the summer and has struggled to find his way in the first-team since enjoying a productive loan spell with West Ham last season.
The Manchester Evening News reported earlier this week that Newcastle were working on a loan move for the attacker to bring him to St James' Park until the end of the season.
Allowing Lingard to leave would give him the game-time he craves, as well as get United a fee of some sort — be it a loan fee or permanent transfer sum, ahead of his contract expiry in June, when he could leave Old Trafford for nothing.
“I don’t get Man United at all,” Mills says, analysing the Lingard situation for Football Insider.
“Why would you not let him go? If you’re not going to use him, you might as well let him go in January.
“I think this will go down to the last day of the transfer window. Then Man United will suddenly go ‘Oh, there’s no permanent offers, we’re just going to let him go for £5m’.
“What else can they do? Do they just sit there and lose £5m? That would be poor business.
“It would only be £7million or £8million if it was a permanent deal anyway. If you can get £5min on a loan fee, take the offer.”
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