‘My heart is at United’
Jesse Lingard has confirmed that contract talks between himself and Manchester United are taking place and that he wants to stay at Old Trafford.
The 24 year old has put in some solid performances for Jose Mourinho this season, and insists he wants to stay at the club despite contract talks appearing to be dragging.
“The contract is still ongoing with talks at the moment,” the England international said. “I enjoy playing for Man United and my heart is at Man United.
“There’s a lot of competition for places but I think that’s good for the group. It’s always good to have great players around you.
“You have to battle for your place and it makes you more hungry on the training pitch and you know when you get your chance, you have to take it.”
“The likes of Mkhitaryan, Zlatan, Pogba, big names in our team, it always good to look up to them and see what they have achieved and obviously we gain that experience off them and learn off them, especially the young players.
“It’s always good to have that hunger to try to break into that team.”
By Ben Kelly – @benkelly_10
