Once Rangers-linked playmaker chasing Barcelona dream despite scrapheap threat

Since no one wants to pay more than necessary, January is typically a good time to sign players on loan.

For this reason, players like Jesse Lingard have previously been linked to Rangers.

The 32-time England international was supposedly targeted for a move to

Ibrox during the 2021 winter transfer window, but that transfer never happened. Instead,

he found his greatest form again during a brief stint at West Ham United.

Jesse Lingard would never, ever be considered for

Rangers at his age of thirty-one and having hardly kicked a ball since that season,

which makes the most recent rumour all the more ludicrous.

Attempting to distance himself from the Rangers connection by years

He played for Nottingham Forest for little over a thousand minutes the previous season.

Just 500 for Man Utd the previous season.

He hasn’t kicked a ball at all this season and missed the entire preseason. Amazingly,

his wage demands prevented him from moving to Saudi Arabia.

So how in the world could he believe Barcelona would be willing to take a chance on him,

asks Spanish publication Sport?

While Financial Fair Play laws undoubtedly hinder the La Liga heavyweights,

is their desperation really that great that they would sign a

player who would no longer be considered for the Rangers squad?

Jesse Lingard was never exactly the kind of player that would be welcomed at Ibrox;

he was always more of a moments player.

It doesn’t seem likely that an attacking midfielder/forward who spent

the majority of their career in the first team at Manchester United would break

that pattern now that they had only 58 senior goals (and fewer assists) in their career.

especially following such a stretch of inactivity and subpar performance.

Although Lingard never had a particular skill or speed that set him apart from the competition,

a string of victories on significant occasions allowed him to play at a higher level for longer than perhaps others.

But that moment has long since passed, and it would be a huge stretch to hope that

Barcelona will take a chance given their current financial situation.

Even though they may not have as much money as they formerly did, they still have standards.

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