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Luke Pawley

Jesse Lingard drops squad number hint as new Nottingham Forest signing plays role model

New Nottingham Forest signing Jesse Lingard could have revealed his new squad number.

A video of the new Reds star greeting delighted members of the Forest under-11s squad at the Nigel Doughty Academy has been posted on social media. And the shirt Lingard was wearing after training himself gave a huge clue to his squad number for the season ahead. Wearing the new Forest home strip, his was emblazoned with "Lingard 11" on the back as he stopped to greet the group of excited academy youngsters.

The number 11 shirt is vacant as it was worn by loanee Phillip Zinckernagel last season, and the former Watford man has since joined Olympiacos, opening the door for Lingard to take the number after his arrival at the City Ground on a free transfer last week.

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