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title: "Man Utd and Lingard’s greed laid bare as Newcastle end talks"
canonical: "https://readnewcastle.com/2022/05/11/manchester-united-and-jesse-lingards-greed-laid-bare-as-newcastle-end-talks/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Crippy Cooke"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2022-05-11T12:46:32Z"
modified: "2022-05-11T12:46:33Z"
---

# Man Utd and Lingard’s greed laid bare as Newcastle end talks

[Jesse Lingard would have been a brilliant signing for Newcastle United](https://readnewcastle.com/2022/05/04/newcastle-should-push-for-jesse-lingard/), as he impressed in last season’s loan move at West Ham United and would be available on a free transfer this summer, but *Luke Edwards* of the [Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/05/11/newcastle-united-end-pursuit-jesse-lingard-move-abroad-beckons/) says Newcastle have ended talks after being dismayed by unreasonable requests.

Newcastle were [linked](https://www.eurosport.com/football/transfers/2021-2022/newcastle-eye-four-manchester-united-stars-including-martial-and-lingard-in-january-transfer-raid-pa_sto8579946/story.shtml) with Jesse Lingard in October 2021 when he was fighting for his place at Manchester United. They tried to sign the 29-year-old on loan in January 2022 but pulled out after being told to pay a £16m loan fee. And the Magpies hoped to sign Lingard on a free transfer this summer, but the England international requested £150k-per-week – nearly double the salary of [any Newcastle player](https://www.spotrac.com/epl/newcastle-united-fc/payroll/).

Man Utd showed themselves to be greedy and deluded to request so much money for a short-term loan of a player surplus to requirements. And Lingard has shown himself to be [greedy](https://readnewcastle.com/2022/05/11/frank-mcavennie-tells-newcastle-not-to-sign-jesse-lingard/) and deluded to request so much money in wages despite hardly featuring this season.

The 29-year-old has scored just two goals with one assist in [22 games](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jesse-lingard/leistungsdaten/spieler/141660) this season, amassing 548 minutes of football. He’s out of contract in June, so why were United asking for a lofty loan fee? And why is Lingard pricing himself out of a move to Newcastle given how well he did at West Ham?

***[In other news, Eddie Howe tipped to sell ‘frustrating’ Allan Saint-Maximin](https://readnewcastle.com/2022/05/11/eddie-howe-tipped-to-sell-frustrating-allan-saint-maximin/)***