Lingard has been without a club since his contract expired at Nottingham Forest at the end of last season.

It is understood the 31-year-old has signed a two-year deal with the K-League club, with the option for a further year.

Lingard said he had received “many offers” but had decided he wanted a new football experience in South Korea.

“I’ve always wanted a different challenge and to create new memories in my career,” Lingard said in a YouTube video.

“I believe South Korea is the perfect place for that.”

Warrington-born Lingard came through Manchester United’s youth ranks to make his first-team debut under Louis van Gaal in August 2014.

He went on to make 232 appearances for United, scoring 35 goals as he helped United win the FA Cup, League Cup and Europa League.

Lingard joined Forest on a one-year deal in July 2022 after his contract expired with the Red Devils.

Forest released him in the summer after he made 20 appearances.

He said FC Seoul’s determination to sign him prior to the transfer becoming public knowledge on deadline day in England helped persuade him to make the move.

“FC Seoul showed me great passion, sending me a concrete offer on paper while other clubs were contacting me verbally,” Lingard said at a news conference.

“They also came to Manchester to check my physical condition as well.”

It had been reported Lingard wanted to expand his off-field interests in esports, fashion and restaurant businesses in Korea but he said his career on the pitch was a key factor in the decision.

“I’ll focus on football, my personal business is nothing to do with football. The most important thing to me is football,” he added.

Lingard, who also had loan spells with Leicester, Birmingham, Brighton, Derby and West Ham, won the last of his 32 England caps in a 5-0 win over Andorra in October 2021.

In what is a proud moment for Ghana music, ex-Manchester United footballer, Jesse Lingard was captured jamming to Atumpan’s banger, ‘The Thing’.

Though it stirred controversy over it’s content, ‘The Thing’ was a smash hit which dominated music markets in 2012.

11 years down the line, Jesse Lingard has finally caught the fever as he was captured in a joyous mood enjoying the song during a jolly ride.

He sang word for word the lyrics of the song and at a point showcased his car’s dashboard to reveal the artiste and title of the song to his 9.4 million Instagram followers.

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The England international, whose Nottingham Forest contract ended in June, pleaded guilty at Manchester Magistrates’ Court.

The court heard Lingard was not driving his Range Rover in August 2022 but missed a letter asking for details.

The 30-year-old was fined £900 and banned from driving for six months.

Lingard’s barrister Frank Rogers said the letter asking for the driver’s details had been sent to the player’s address in Greater Manchester when he had moved to rented accommodation in Nottingham.

He said: “Mr Lingard has accepted that the system in place at that time just was not good enough to protect him and deal with processing his mail.

“So when the speeding offence was committed in August last year in Stretford, Mr Lingard was in Nottingham. He was not the driver.”

Mr Rogers said that Lingard, who made no comment as he left court, was now “in discussion” with several clubs about his future playing career.

District Judge Jane Hamilton told the player he was liable to be disqualified under the “totting-up” process because he had points on his licence following two previous speeding offences.

As well as the £900 fine, the judge ordered the player to pay a further £560 in costs.

The midfielder moved to Nottingham Forest in 2022 after more than 20 years at Manchester United.

He has 32 England caps and featured in the 2018 World Cup squad.

Earlier this year Lingard, who had a loan spell at West Ham in the 2020-21 season, said he turned to drink “to try and take the pain away” as he struggled to deal with his career at United and “abuse” from fans.

“I look back now and think, ‘What was I doing that for?’. I was trying to forget what was going on. But it makes it 10 times worse,” he said.