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Jose Mourinho: Man Utd duo Wayne Rooney and Jesse Lingard aiming to impress boss
MANCHESTER UNITED players are already wanting to keep themselves in good condition on their summer holidays.
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Jose Mourinho will put his players through their paces when they head to the United States for their pre-season tour on July 9.
Wayne Rooney has already begun working out as he seeks to impress Mourinho.
The England international’s future is the subject of intense speculation.
A huge contract offer is on the table from Chinese Super League outfit Tianjin Quanjian, while Everton are looking at a prospective deal.
Rooney failed to win favour from Mourinho last term, and there is a growing sense he could leave.
Wayne Rooney has already been training ahead of pre-season
Ed Woodward has my analysis, has what I want, what I would like for more than two months
Jesse Lingard meanwhile, has also squeezed in some training while in between various holidays in Dubai, Las Vegas and LA.
The 24-year-old posted a picture of himself at 1am rehydrating after a late workout.
The players will head back to Carrington on July 8, a day before they head out to the States.
Mourinho is expected to be busy in the summer window, but last month admitted he would leave negotiations to the club’s executive vice-chairman.
Jesse Lingard has been keeping himself in good shape
He said: “Ed Woodward has my analysis, has what I want, what I would like for more than two months.
“Now it’s for him, now for the owners and the people who work with him [to sort], so I just wait.
“But I don’t care about football for now.”
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