Man Utd lose money on Mason Greenwood deal

Carlo Garganese

24 Jul 2024 05:00 CDT
3 min read

Manchester United have lost €6 million from their sale of Mason Greenwood to Marseille.

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That is according to the Times, who report that United will not take home all of the €32m transfer fee paid by Marseille for the forward.

Instead, Getafe will receive €6m of the money due to a sell-on clause they negotiated when they signed Greenwood on loan last season.

Greenwood spent the 2023-24 season at Spanish side Getafe.

He scored 10 goals and provided six assists in 36 appearances for the club as they finished 12th in the LaLiga table.

Getafe were unable to afford to keep him permanently but will now benefit from his permanent sale from Man Utd.

Greenwood leaves Man Utd

Greenwood, who has signed a five year deal at Marseille, was put up for sale after it became clear it was impossible for him to continue his career at Man Utd.

Greenwood hadn’t played for Man Utd since he was arrested in January 2022 on suspicion of rape and assault.

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The Englishman’s charges were dropped after key witnesses pulled out last year and he returned to football with a loan spell at

Lazio, Juventus, Napoli and Borussia Dortmund had all been linked with signing Greenwood in recent months, but it was Marseille who completed the deal.

Manchester United could re-sign Mason Greenwood in the future after inserting a buyback clause in his Marseille contract.

However, it appears unlikely they will activate that.

Greenwood scored 35 goals in 129 games for Man Utd and was expected to become a key player for club and country until his off-field problems.

New Marseille boss Roberto De Zerbi is delighted with the signing of Greenwood.

He told the media: “Mason is a world class player.

“I don't know what happened but I am not used to get involved in my players' private life. But you have to know that I treat all my players like my sons. I can tell them off in private but I would never attack them in public.”

Greenwood has won one cap for England but it is hard to see him playing for his country again.