Manchester United have agreed to promote Mason Greenwood to Ligue 1 facet Marseille, a report has claimed.
The Purple Devils determined towards their preliminary plans to reintegrate Greenwood into their first-team setup final 12 months and he spent the 2023/24 season on mortgage at Getafe.
The ahead was suspended by United again in January 2022 after being arrested on suspicion of rape and assault. Higher Manchester Police confirmed the existence of “social media photos and movies posted by a lady reporting incidents of bodily violence” and he was charged with tried rape, partaking in controlling and coercive behaviour and assault occasioning precise bodily hurt.
However these expenses had been then dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service, citing “a mix of the withdrawal of key witnesses and new materials that got here to mild meant there was now not a sensible prospect of conviction.”
After Greenwood’s mortgage at Getafe ended, he was linked with strikes to numerous European golf equipment, together with Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Lazio.
However David Ornstein of The Athletic experiences that French outfit Marseille have agreed a £26.7m cope with United to signal Greenwood, with £23.3m to be paid up entrance and an extra £3.4m to return in add-ons. The Premier League membership have negotiated a big sell-on clause into the deal, although Greenwood remains to be but to agree private phrases over the transfer.
Greenwood returned to United’s Carrington coaching complicated earlier this week to debate his future, with the membership hierarchy informing them of their intentions to promote him. It has been claimed United didn’t plan on letting him practice.
Marseille not too long ago confirmed the appointment of former Brighton & Hove Albion boss Roberto De Zerbi as their new supervisor. They completed eighth in Ligue 1 final season.
