Manchester United accept Marseille bid for Greenwood

Mason Greenwood’s Manchester United profession is nearing an extremity aft nan nine accepted a bid of £26.7million from Marseille, according to reports.

The 22-year-old has yet to work together position pinch nan Ligue 1 giants but, assuming an statement tin beryllium reached, he will nexus up pinch caller OM leader Roberto De Zerbi astatine nan State Velodrome.

The Guardian study nan woody for Greenwood includes an further £3.8m successful add-ons and a sell-on clause of 40-50 per cent of immoderate fee.

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.

He was sent connected indebtedness to Getafe past play and managed 10 goals successful 36 appearances successful each competitions. Getafe president Angel Torres said successful May he hoped to support nan one-time England world for different twelvemonth but hinted United were looking to waste if a suitable connection came along.

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Marseille, who vanished a disappointing eighth successful nan convention past season, are apt to look a backlash from fans if nan woody goes through.

The city’s politician Benoit Payan has already expressed his position that he does not want Greenwood to sign, telling RMC Sport: “He cannot person his spot connected this team.

“The values of OM and Marseille are thing but that successful fact. It’s a shame. I will inquire [Marseille president] Pablo Longoria not to enlistee Greenwood.”

Asked astir nan anticipation of Greenwood joining, De Zerbi said: “Mason is simply a world-class player, but we person not recruited him yet.

“I don’t cognize what happened, but I americium not utilized to getting progressive successful my players’ backstage lives. But if he comes here, you person to cognize that I dainty each my players for illustration my sons. I tin show them disconnected successful private, but I would ne'er onslaught them successful public.”