Simon Jordan called "bitter" after slamming Jesse Lingard with "TikTok videos" remark

Aston Villa legend Gabby Agbonlahor has called Simon Jordan "bitter" after the former Crystal Palace owner claimed Jesse Lingard will be remembered for "TikTok videos".

The England international, 29, left Manchester United at the end of last season and is contemplating his next career move. It's believed he's considering a £10million-a-year contract from a Saudi Arabian club but his preference is to stay in the Premier League.

West Ham are among those clubs thought to be interested in signing Lingard. The winger spent time on loan at the Hammers during the 2020/21 campaign, scoring nine Premier League goals to win the competition's Player of the Month award in April 2021.

Jordan was responding to a rumour linking Lingard with the MLS. "Jesse Lingard has taken three years of his career and flushed it because he's not accepted that he's not really regarded highly enough at Man Utd to get in their team," he told talkSPORT.

"He had an opportunity to go to West Ham and he's made it about finances. He's run down his contract so he can leave on a free contract because he knows that will put his wage packet on a certain level... Lingard will be remembered, for me, for TikTok videos."

Yet Agbonlahor has defended Lingard. "That annoyed me when I heard that," the ex-striker told talkSPORT. "I feel Simon can be quite bitter, he reminds me of a bitter owner who you try to negotiate a contract with and they’re like, ‘get out, you’re not having that’, but you’ve got to go with the times. For me, Lingard's had an amazing career."

Agbonlahor went on to say: "To say he’s only going to be remembered for his TikToks sounds a bit bitter to me. I’d rather Jesse Lingard do TikTok videos than coming out of the pub like the players did