Former Manchester United star Jesse Lingard has sent a defiant message to his critics as he continues his search for a new club.
The 31-year-old shared a video from the training ground in which he speaks his mind while going through a routine with a resistance band around his knees.
He is still looking for a new club having left Nottingham Forest in the summer at the end of his lucrative one-year contract.
Determination
“‘You coming out?’ No! ‘Do you want a drink?’ No!” Lingard says as he begins his rant to the camera.
“‘This person was saying this about this person’, I don’t care bro!
“I don’t want to know. No negativity, positive vibes, aura, energy, high vibrations.
“Parties? Nah bro. Done with that, done with that.
“Alcohol? No thanks. Training? Yep. Gym? Yep. Family? Yep. Football? Yep.
“It’s about mindset. You get your mind right, you get your body right.
“Spiritually, mentally, physically – I’m a beast bro. Beast!”
Lingard has always been something of a divisive figure and he has drawn criticism in recent weeks for his social media activity as he continues to work individually in his search for a club.
However, fellow former Man Utd star Paul Scholes took aim at him in a comment on Instagram, writing: “Are you just gonna f*ck about in the gym or are you gonna actually play football?”
Although Lingard is clearly working hard on himself away from the limelight, it remains to be seen what the future holds for him.
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Trials at West Ham and Al-Ettifaq in the first half of the season came to nothing.
However, he has more recently been linked with Everton and – quite incredibly – Barcelona.
Also, it’s clear he is getting impatient, though, as the attacker has ditched his agent as he looks to secure a new club as soon as possible amid the threat of his career simply fizzling out.
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