Nottingham Forest release top earner Lingard

Jesse Lingard has been released by Nottingham Forest less than 12 months after being made the club's highest earner.

Lingard moved to Forest last summer on a 12-month deal as one of 30 arrivals in 2022-23 after seeing his contract at boyhood club Manchester United expire, but has failed to have the desired impact at the City Ground this season.

The 30-year-old - earning a base salary of £115,000 per week plus incentives - did not manage to register a single goal or assist in 17 Premier League appearances for Forest.

    Miltiadis Marinakis - son of the Forest owner Evangelos - was hugely influential in convincing Lingard to join the club as he turned down the chance to return to West Ham.

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