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Chris Watson

Jesse Lingard breaks silence on Nottingham Forest transfer

Jesse Lingard says he is ready for a "new chapter" at Nottingham Forest after leaving Manchester United to join the Reds.

The England international has become Forest's 11th signing of the summer as they prepare for life back in the Premier League and arrives on a free transfer. The length of the contract has not been officially confirmed but it is said to be an initial one-year deal.

The 29-year-old playmaker has parted company with boyhood club United, where he spent 22 years and made more than 230 senior appearances. He has also previously enjoyed an impressive loan spell at West Ham United and been capped by his country 32 times to date.

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Announcing the transfer, the Reds said: "Everyone at Nottingham Forest is delighted to welcome Jesse to the club and we look forward to seeing him pull on the Garibaldi shirt at the World Famous City Ground."

Lingard, meanwhile, confirmed the news via his own social media accounts. He posted: "Ready for my new chapter... let’s gooo babyyyyyy @NFFC #nottinghamforest".

The post was accompanied by a short video, in which he is seen wearing a Forest scarf, and saying: "Done deal, baby. Let's go!"

The camera then pans to a Forest shirt with the number three and the word "Hope" - the name of his daughter - written across it.

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