MANCHESTER UNITED have rubbished claims they are locked in a contract stand-off with Jesse Lingard.
It was reported the England international was holding out on a pay day in excess of £60,000 a week in his next deal – twice his current wage.
But a United source insists that contract talks have not even begun yet, and are not due to until next year as planned.
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Lingard, 23, broke into the Red Devils’ first-team after honing his skills in the academy.
The Warrington-born star has been at the club since he was a schoolboy.
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Tottenham shattered their pay structure to ensure that Harry Kane - the same age as Lingard - signed a new £150k-a-week deal at White Hart Lane on Thursday.
With Lingard's rise in recent years - competing with the likes of Wayne Rooney, Juan Mata and Anthony Martial - and his breakthrough into the England setup, the midfielder has proved his worth at club and country level.
He scored a stunning FA Cup injury-time winner against Crystal Palace in May to win United their only trophy last season.
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