Barton says Greenwood ‘deserves a chance’ to resurrect career at Marseille

Joey Barton says Mason Greenwood “deserves a chance to get connected pinch his career” arsenic nan guardant closes successful connected a move from Manchester United to Marseille.

Greenwood was charged pinch attempted rape, controlling and coercive behaviour successful October 2022 but nan charges – which he denied – were dropped 5 months later aft cardinal witnesses withdrew their co-operation and caller worldly came to light.

Having scored 10 goals successful 36 games connected indebtedness to Getafe past season, nan 22-year-old is now expected to subordinate Marseille aft flying into nan French larboard metropolis past nighttime to complete a transportation that could spot United nett €30million including add-ons.

Barton played for Marseille connected indebtedness from QPR successful nan 2012-13 play and says nan Ligue 1 giants person sewage a bully subordinate connected their hands.

That is simply a awesome signing. 👌

The kid deserves a chance to get connected pinch his career.

We each make mistakes.

Nobody’s perfect.

England would person won nan Euro’s pinch this kid successful nan side. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

He’s arsenic bully player. As immoderate successful that Euro’s squad. His behaviour and nan public… https://t.co/Em8IEKq1lz

— Father Joseph Barton 🦁 (@Joey7Barton) July 17, 2024

He wrote connected X: “That is simply a awesome signing. The kid deserves a chance to get connected pinch his career.

“We each make mistakes. Nobody’s perfect.”

Barton, who has been retired of activity since being sacked by Bristol Rovers successful October 2023, has regularly deed nan headlines for his views connected female pundits successful football.

He claims England could person gone 1 measurement amended astatine nan European Championship had Gareth Southgate taken Greenwood.

He added: “England would person won nan Euros pinch this kid successful nan side. 

“He’s a bully player. As immoderate [sic] successful that Euros squad. His behaviour and nan nationalist fallout has massively affected his performance, yet he went to an mean squad successful Spain. (And sewage himself backmost connected track!).

“I dream Mason and his family find bid and prosperity successful nan South of France. Be allowed to get connected pinch their young lives. And hopefully he tin get nan opportunity to atone for his errors.”

Are Marseille fans happy?

There has already been a backlash to nan anticipation of Greenwood signing for Marseille pinch nan city’s politician saying it “goes against nan values of OM” while a run pinch nan hashtag ‘GreenwoodNotWelcome’ has besides been launched.

But Barton says nan one-time England world should beryllium backed, and besides praised nan club’s caller caput coach Roberto De Zerbi for taking a chance connected Greenwood.

He said: “I cognize nan fans of OM emotion their club. This boy could beryllium arsenic bully a subordinate arsenic immoderate Englishman that has pulled connected your jersey before.

“With your support he will group Ligue 1 connected fire. This kid is good. Believe me. If you support him, OM return backmost over. 

“Great coach successful RDZ. Big conkers to return Greenwood.”