Journalist Ben Jacobs muses over the potential backlash should Mason Greenwood return to Old Trafford, while new minority shareholder of Manchester United Sir Jim Ratcliffe feels the midfielder shouldn’t play for the team ever again.
Following accusations of many assaults in 2022, the Red Devils, who are currently led by Erik ten Hag, have indicated that Greenwood’s future ambitions will be conducted outside of Manchester United.
The United youth system product is presently playing on loan at Getafe in La Liga; a move to another English city seems doubtful given the damage he caused to his reputation in the UK. With the club’s reputation with its supporters and other external stakeholders on the line, Man Utd must make a decision on Greenwood’s long-term future after the conclusion of his loan stay with Getafe.
Mason Greenwood probably won’t play for Manchester United again
Before reports of many assaults surfaced on social media, Greenwood hadn’t appeared on the pitch for Manchester United since the beginning of 2022. The center-forward would miss the remainder of the 2022–2023 season as well as the next season after the Red Devils suspended him quickly.
Manchester United said in an August 2023 statement that they had finished their internal probe into the accusations made against Greenwood, which had been withdrawn in February of the same year. According to the press release, the club would look into ways to facilitate the Manchester-born footballer’s future endeavours being fulfilled outside of Old Trafford. After the 2023 summer transfer market closed, Greenwood signed a loan deal with La Liga team Getafe, where he would stay through the conclusion of the 2023–2024 season.
Manchester United’s Mason Greenwood in action.
He is scheduled to return to Manchester United at the end of the current season, which begs additional concerns regarding his long-term status with the team. It would be “astonishing,” according to transfer insider Dean Jones, to see Greenwood play again for Manchester United at the conclusion of his time in Spain, as he stated to GIVEMESPORT in November.
The club and the player will most likely have to split ways once more in the summer of 2024, with the 20-time English champions wanting to find the center-forward a permanent home so they can call it quits and go on. Until Greenwood comes to Old Trafford in July 2024, though, rumours are sure to be rampant.
About Mason Greenwood’s future, Ben Jacobs
After the prior allegations of many assault charges, Jacobs maintains that Greenwood’s return to Manchester United would result in a “huge backlash.” Ratcliffe, a prospective minority shareholder, is “well-informed” about the circumstances, the journalist further adds. To GIVEMESPORT, Jacobs said:
“Greenwood’s return would spark a massive uproar, just as it did when it was revealed that Manchester United’s initial intention was to reintegrate Greenwood following the dismissal of charges pertaining to attempted rape, assault, and coercive control in the wake of a crucial witness’s withdrawal. Ratcliffe was not aware of the internal probe headed by Richard Arnold at the time, but he is reportedly well-informed about the circumstances and feels that Greenwood ought never to play for Manchester United again. Reversing the club’s public announcement that it would be better for Greenwood to “rebuild” his career elsewhere would be a negative look.
Man Utd transfer news, including Mason Greenwood’s future status update
As the 2024 winter transfer window draws near, ten Hag will think about the possible additions and departures from his team as he gets ready for the upcoming season. Greenwood’s return to Old Trafford is not something Manchester United had planned, according to talkSPORT.
The media outlet is aware that the most likely scenario is for him to return to United before getting traded in the summer of 2024 to a better team than Getafe. The forward is under contract at Old Trafford until the end of the 2024–2025 season, and both La Liga powerhouses Barcelona and Real Madrid are rumoured to be interested in signing him.
Raphael Varane, a centre back for Manchester United, may be a target for Madrid to resign, according to Cadena Cope. The reports surface after David Alaba underwent surgery, which will prevent him from playing for the 14-time European Cup winners until the conclusion of the 2023–2024 campaign.
After the season ends, Varane’s deal at Old Trafford expires, and he may begin talks on a pre-contract with other teams as soon as January arrives. Varane was the winner of the World Cup once. Though Varane and midfielder Casemiro are reported to be leaving Old Trafford in the new year, having played little for ten Hag’s team this season, ESPN reports that ten Hag wishes to keep both players.
