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6th August 2022
07:41pm BST

"If that was a good, strong dressing room that wouldn't be tolerated... Don't hide behind your cars or tattoos or girlfriends. You can do that when you retire!"The 28-year-old ended up moving from Manchester United to Nottingham Forest, earlier in the summer, but the two club legends are not convinced he is fully committed to Steve Cooper's side. During a Premier League season preview, for Sky Sports, Keane suggested Forest, Bournemouth and Fulham may all struggle to stay up. He believes Forest, his former club, have taken the biggest gamble by splashing out on 'big signings and big wages'. He would go on to take a cut off Lingard, too.
"Jesse has just signed a one-year deal so, you know, is there a real commitment from him? Is that a commitment from the club? "Listen, Jesse is a talented boy but the most goals he scored in one season was eight. He was at Man United for 11 years. For all his talent, he played 150 [league] games, only, so I wouldn't be hanging my hat on Jesse Lingard either."Gary Neville jumped in to declare that Lingard's signing for Forest was 'so poorly played by both'. "Why couldn't the club say - 'This is a one year deal. It's going to make you, Jesse, look like a mercenary and it's going to look like the club have no faith in staying up and they can't keep you beyond next season and pay you in the championship'." Neville believes Forest should have done a two-year deal but with a clause for Lingard to leave on a free if they got relegated. Cooper's side lost 2-0 to Newcastle United in their Premier League opener, with Fabian Schar and Callum Wilson on the scoresheet.
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