Jesse Lingard: Free Agent Ex Man Utd Star and His Mom Dance to Kcee’s Ojapiano

Jesse Lingard: Free Agent Ex Man Utd Star and His Mom Dance to Kcee’s Ojapiano

Elijah Odetokun
updated at December 16, 2023 at 10:59 AM
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  • Jesse Lingard has been without a club since leaving Nottingham Forest last summer
  • The former Manchester United star trialled with Saudi Arabia club Al-Ettifaq
  • He is enjoying his time without football and shared a video dancing with his mom

Jesse Lingard appears not to miss football as he is enjoying his life as a free agent after not finding a new club since leaving Nottingham Forest last summer.

Lingard came through Manchester United's academy and spent 11 years with the first team before leaving permanently in 2020 at the expiration of his contract.

He had a successful loan spell at West Ham in 2021, and expectations were that he would join the club after leaving his boyhood club, but he moved to the City Ground instead, where he spent a year.

Jesse Lingard, Taiwo Awoniyi, Nottingham Forest, City Ground, Premier League.
Jesse Lingard and Taiwo Awoniyi celebrating Nottingham Forest's survival last season. Photo by Mike Egerton.
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As reported by Tribuna, he had a one-month trial at Saudi Pro League club Al-Ettifaq, managed by Steven Gerrard, but his financial demands made the club decide against a permanent contract.

Lingard dances with his mom

Since the move to Al-Ettifaq broke down, only a little has been heard about the England international, with the transfer window in Europe set to open in two weeks.

As seen in a video on his TikTok page, the 31-year-old was seen dancing to the viral song Ojapiano by Nigerian artiste Kcee, showing his mum the dance steps to the music.

Lingard regularly updates fans about his life on the platform, mainly seen spending time with his daughter, whom he gave birth to through former girlfriend Rebecca Halliday.

Nigerian music, popularly referred to as Afrobeat, is a global phenomenon that rings around sports clubs worldwide.

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Sports Brief reported that Nigerian artiste Davido sang at PFA awards with the performance of his viral hit song, Unavailable, off his global album, Timeless.

He became the first African artiste to be invited to perform at the yearly event, which held its 50th edition last night, and the amapiano hitmaker did not disappoint.

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Sports Brief reported that Chelsea unveiled Moises Caicedo with a Nigerian song from Pheelz and BNXN titled Finesse, and for those who understand, it passed a message.

The song preaches going all out for what you want, even if it means going broke later, and that is what the Blues did. It also connotes not falling in love with who doesn't want you, in the case of Liverpool agreeing on a fee with Brighton despite Caicedo preferring Chelsea.

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Elijah Odetokun
Elijah Odetokun is Reuters-trained journalist with three years of experience having previously worked at Daily Times Nigeria, OmaSports and El Futbolero.