Will they finally get a transfer? What do Jesse Lingard and Aleksandar Mitrovic have in common?

There are a lot of stars in world football and also a lot of pushed names. But at the same time, one can also find overlooked players who are also sensational footballers but are overlooked. The question is why? What do these two names – Jesse Lingard and Aleksandar Mitrovic – have in common? Both are more or less in their prime footballing years and also have exceptional quality!

Jesse Lingard shocked England in the spring of 2021 in the Premier League. After not playing for over half a year, he put in incredible performances on loan at West Ham and even reached for a Euro nomination, which he reportedly narrowly missed out on in the end.

In 16 games for the Hammers he scored 9 times and assisted 4 times. The 28-year-old offensive all-rounder is running out of patience and will probably return to London!

The Red Devils rejected an £18million bid from West Ham in the summer. Now they are reportedly willing to sell Lingard for £10m and in the next January transfer window.

And what about the absolutely forgotten Serbian forward Aleksandar Mitrovic? At 27 years old, he absolutely dominates the scoring chart in the English Championship! In 17 games he scored 20 goals and assisted 4 for Fulham. By the way, the second top scorer has 13 goals.

If we look at more detailed statistics of this season and include the national team of Serbia with Fulham, we find that Mitrovic scores on average 1.15 goals per game!

The Serbian striker is surpassing the xG metric (expected goals) and sensationally sent Serbia to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar yesterday! These two fighters are asking for a quick return to the elite.

Sources: Livesport, The Analyst, West Ham News & Views