Jesse Lingard left Old Trafford in 2022, joining Nottingham Forest for one season where he scored twice in 20 appearances across all competitions.
The move ended his 22-year association with Manchester United, whom he had joined as a youngster back in 2000.
His Forest stint didn't last quite as long, leaving the City Ground after one season to take up the opportunity to play in South Korea.
Jesse Lingard approached for possible Manchester United reunion
Lingard signed for FC Seoul in 2024 and represented the capital club until December last year, only recently announcing he would be moving on after terminating his contract with the K League side.
The 33-year-old looks likely to return to Europe but a Premier League move may be out of the question at this stage of Lingard's career, coupled with the fact he has not been playing in a competition where the level is comparative to England's top flight.
Lingard is reportedly a target for clubs overseas, though, including one currently coached by a former Old Trafford teammate.
Robin van Persie's Feyenoord currently sit second in the Dutch Eredivisie standings, heading the chasing pack behind runaway leaders PSV Eindhoven. The ex-Arsenal and Manchester United striker took the Feyenoord job 12 months ago after a brief spell as Heerenveen boss, also in his homeland.
According to Football Insider, Lingard has been 'sounded out' by Van Persie to see whether he would entertain the prospect of playing in the Netherlands.
The Rotterdam club were eliminated from this season's UEFA Europa League in the league phase having lost six of their eight fixtures, meaning a return to European competition may be some way off yet, if Lingard had his eye on a big stage comeback.
The Feyenoord boss, meanwhile, is without one of his attacking players for the remainder of the season, who also happens to be his son. Shaqueel van Persie sustained a serious knee injury during Feyenoord's 2-1 Europa League defeat by Real Betis last month and was stretchered from the field, a sight his father and manager described as 'heartbreaking'.
"The first signs don't look good," Van Persie Snr. said, as quoted by ESPN. "That's heartbreaking as a coach, and in this particular case, as a father."
Lingard, therefore, could provide much-needed cover for the Dutch club who have only the league to concentrate on for the remainder of the campaign, after being eliminated from the KNVB Cup by Van Persie's former employers Heerenveen.
There is no time limit on when Lingard must sign for a new club by as the ex-Old Trafford man is currently a free agent. He scored 19 goals in 67 outings for FC Seoul.
