Out-of-contract Jesse Lingard has put his limited impact at Nottingham Forest down to an injury-hit season.
The attacker signed for the Reds amid much hype and expectation last summer, but he struggled to deliver on the pitch and found himself down the pecking order in the second half of the campaign. Having penned a one-year deal, he is among the group of players to be released by the club when their contracts officially expire at the end of this month.
Lingard made just 20 appearances for Steve Cooper’s side and did not feature at all in their final seven games. The two goals he scored both came in the Carabao Cup.
