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Newcastle co-owner Amanda Staveley has confirmed Manchester United playmaker Jesse Lingard wanted to move to St James' Park in the January transfer window.

Lingard, 29, pushed for an Old Trafford exit in search of regular game time but no move materialised ahead of the deadline despite interest from the Magpies and West Ham.

Red Devils interim manager Ralf Rangnick initially sanctioned the England international departing for pastures new before having a change of heart late in the window.

Lingard remains a United player with a matter of months remaining on his contract and he continues to play a minor role with just one Premier League start to his name this season.

Meanwhile, Newcastle, under the ownership of a Saudi-backed consortium, made numerous January signings to strengthen their bid to avoid relegation.

The Tyenside club bought Kieran Trippier, Chris Wood, Bruno Guimaraes and Dan Burn as well as loaning Matt Targett, giving them new faces in defence, holding midfield and up front.

Eddie Howe has since steered his side away from the drop zone with an impressive run of four wins from five games.

That is despite Newcastle failing to sign a new option in attacking midfield, with Staveley admitting they were unable to agree terms for Lingard even though the player was keen on the move.

The PCP