Romano slammed over Greenwood tweets

FT Desk

Updated: 6 Sept 2023 09:31 BST
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Fabrizio Romano and the Manchester United badge on a red and black abstract background — © ProShots

Fabrizio Romano has been slammed for his tweet over Mason Greenwood joining Getafe.

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The Italian reporter offers comprehensive coverage of all things transfers but some have hit back after he shared the announcement video for Greenwood.

The Manchester United attacker joined up with the La Liga outfit on a season-long loan from the Premier League outfit. The club relished in showing the world that they had sealed the deal.

Romano decided that he would relay the video to his 18million followers, without any context provided on the player’s situation.

Last month, Man Utd released a statement saying that Greenwood would leave by mutual agreement after a six-month internal club investigation into the criminal charges that came against the player, including attempted rape and assault.

These were dropped in February and Man Utd then undertook their own investigation.

Greenwood said that he was ‘very happy’ to have arrived at Getafe. "I am very happy to be here," he said.

"I have been training for four or five months, I am getting up to speed and have been training with my team-mates and feel quite good .We take it one game at a time and the next home game is coming in a few weeks and we will try to win and do our best."

© ProShots - Greenwood will play in La Liga on loan

Greenwood has been training away from the first team following the allegations that surfaced online. Getafe's English X account showed the 21-year-old walking out of their Coliseum Alfonso Perez stadium in Madrid.

Getafe fans welcoming Greenwood 🔵 pic.twitter.com/hH8Ns1Wiqj
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) September 5, 2023

Greenwood was charged in October 2022 with attempted rape, controlling and coercive behaviour and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. These were dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) which said key witnesses had withdrawn and new material had come to light, meaning that there was ‘no longer a realistic prospect of conviction".