{"id":290949,"date":"2023-09-22T22:37:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T22:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=290949"},"modified":"2023-09-22T22:37:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T22:37:46","slug":"jesse-lingard-will-now-train-with-gerrards-al-ettifaq-for-a-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/jesse-lingard-will-now-train-with-gerrards-al-ettifaq-for-a-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesse Lingard will now train with Gerrard&apos;s Al-Ettifaq for a month"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Jesse Lingard &#8216;will now train with Steven Gerrard&#8217;s Al-Ettifaq for a month&#8217; &#8211; after his spell at West Ham &#8211; with the ex-Man United star sharing a picture of him flying out to Dubai<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jesse Lingard has been a free agent since leaving Nottingham Forest in June\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lingard had been training with West Ham but will now move to Al-Ettifaq<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jesse Lingard will reportedly train with Saudi Arabian side\u00a0Al-Ettifaq after the former Man United and West Ham star shared a photo of him jetting out to Dubai.<\/p>\n<p>Lingard remains a free agent after leaving Nottingham Forest when his one-year contract expired at the end of last season.<\/p>\n<p>According to Fabrizio Romano, Lingard has agreed a one month training deal with Al-Ettifaq.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old had been training with his former side West Ham as he looked for a new club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Mail Sport<\/span> reported that the England international had impressed manager David Moyes, who was considering offering him a short-term deal but wanted to be assured about his commitment to the club first.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/22\/75745781-12551173-image-m-89_1695418305028.jpg\" height=\"426\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jesse Lingard was training with West Ham but is now expected to move to\u00a0Al-Ettifaq<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/22\/75745865-12551173-image-a-88_1695418254569.jpg\" height=\"809\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lingard shared a photo on social media of him travelling from Manchester to Dubai<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/22\/75746321-12551173-image-a-90_1695418720914.jpg\" height=\"449\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The England international is expected to train with Steven Gerrard&#8217;s\u00a0Al Ettifaq for a month<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Moyes refused to rule out a free transfer for Lingard when he discussed the player&#8217;s future in his press conference last week.<\/p>\n<p>Lingard is now expected to join up with Al-Ettifaq, the Saudi Arabian side managed by Steven Gerrard, on a month training deal.<\/p>\n<p>Former Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson and ex-Everton winger Demarai Gray were among the Premier League players to move to\u00a0Al-Ettifaq this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Al-Ettifaq are currently fourth in the Saudi Pro League after seven matches, two points behind leaders\u00a0Al-Ittihad.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lingard spoke about the prospect of moving to Saudi Arabia in June, telling Sky Sports that the country was &#8216;one of the hotspots to go to&#8217; for a footballer.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I&#8217;m considering all options,&#8217; Lingard said &#8216;I&#8217;ve never ruled out any team or club out, so for me it&#8217;s just picking the right team and it&#8217;s got to be right for me.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Saudi Arabia are doing big things, and in the next couple of years or so, it will be one of the hotspots to go to.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m not really surprised that the big names are moving out there. Like I say, they&#8217;re doing big things and it&#8217;s something I would consider as well \u2013 I&#8217;ve not ruled that out either.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s got to be right for me at the end of the day. 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