Coventry City, Middlesbrough & Ipswich Town snubbed Jesse Lingard - he's now found new club

"Coventry City, Middlesbrough and Ipswich Town are all firmly competing against each other in the ever-intensifying race for promotion to the Premier League as we head into the final stages of the 2025/26 Championship campaign. There have been many twists and turns to the promotion picture and you would not bet against further shake-ups occurring before the season concludes in May, with Coventry having now raced back to the top of the table after initially throwing away an imperious lead earlier on in the campaign."

"Alex Neil's Millwall are also bidding to gatecrash the top-two as a shock late contender. The South London outfit are currently positioned in third, four points shy of Middlesbrough and nine apart from league leaders Coventry, though Ipswich will be looking to leverage their two games in hand to bridge the six-point gap between themselves and Kim Hellberg's automatic promotion contenders."

"Another thing that Coventry, Middlesbrough and Ipswich all had in common was their respective decisions to pass up the opportunity of landing former Manchester United starlet Jesse Lingard on a free transfer following his departure from FC Seoul, which was reported earlier this month by TEAMtalk. That same report detailed how the likes of Burnley, Celtic and Rangers had all rejected Lingard's services too, although the 33-year-old free agent is now set to seal a switch elsewhere in a surprise twist."

The 2024/25 Championship season features an intense promotion battle among four primary contenders. Coventry City currently tops the table, having recovered from an earlier lead loss. Middlesbrough sits second, four points behind, while Ipswich Town remains competitive with two games in hand. Millwall has emerged as an unexpected third-place challenger, nine points adrift of Coventry. The promotion race remains unpredictable with potential for further developments before May's conclusion. Separately, Jesse Lingard, the 33-year-old former Manchester United player, became available on a free transfer from FC Seoul. Despite interest from multiple Championship clubs including Coventry, Middlesbrough, and Ipswich, along with Burnley, Celtic, and Rangers, all rejected his services. Lingard has now secured a move to Corinthians.

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