FC Seoul's Jesse Lingard is sitting on the bench after being excluded from the starting list due to a knee injury before the Hana Bank K League 1 2024 5th round match between FC Seoul and Kim Cheon Sangmu at the World Cup Stadium in Mapo-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 3rd.

Professional soccer K League 1 FC Seoul's Jesse Lingard, who complained of knee pain, ended up on the operating table. It is expected that it will take about a month for him to return.

Seoul coach Kim Ki-dong met with reporters ahead of the Hana One Q K League 1 2024 7th round match against Pohang Steelers held at Seoul World Cup Stadium at 2 p.m.

on the 13th and revealed that Lingard underwent surgery on the 12th.

Lingard, who played for the England national team and Manchester United (England) in the past, entered the K-League this season and attracted a lot of attention. However, he appeared in 3 K-League games and failed to record an attack point, and was recently left off the roster for 4 consecutive games due to a knee injury.

Coach Kim Ki-dong said, “Lingard suffered from knee cartilage damage in the past, but he recovered only through rehabilitation without surgery. However, during the A-match break last month, he complained of pain while practicing shooting. Recently, I played 45 minutes in a practice game to make my comeback, but I continued to feel discomfort in my knee,” he explained, adding, “After discussing rehabilitation and surgery, I had surgery yesterday (12th).”

Although it is surgery, it is not a serious situation. Director Kim said, “The surgery was completed in 10 minutes. It is a simple surgery that I also underwent during my days as a player. “Lingard is walking well now,” he predicted, “but it will take another month before he can play.”

Lin Guard revealed his strong will for his comeback. Coach Kim said, “Lingard was positive. He said, ‘It’s hard now, but I have an opportunity to do better in the future.’” 고스톱