Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood will leave Old Trafford after a criminal investigation of possible attempted rape was dropped by the CPS six months ago.
Greenwood was arrested in January 2022 and has been suspended by the club this then.
However, there was strong suggestions that Greenwood would make a comeback, but it is believed that chief executive Richard Arnold make a U-turn following backlash from the fans.
United announced on Monday the outcome of their six-month internal investigation into Greenwood’s case. While Greenwood is unlikely to play for the club again, United will help him find a new club since there’s two years left to run on his contract.
MUST statement regarding United’s decision on Mason Greenwood
Manchester United Supporters’ Trust collected feedback from its members on the Greenwood case last week. They were also quick to issue their own statement an hour after the 3pm announcement on Monday.
“Since our inception, MUST has had a general policy of not commenting on player matters. However, given the exceptional circumstances and importance of the issue, we have elected to make the following statement related to the Club’s decision to clarify that Mason Greenwood will never play for Manchester United again.
“Since the deeply distressing initial allegations surfaced, this episode has been allowed to drag out for far too long as the Club has carried out an investigative process. Moreover, the complete lack of consultation with fans even with respect to process added fuel to the fire. Whilst the speculation and discussion in the last couple of weeks has been profoundly unhelpful and reflected very poorly on the Club, it is clear that they have in the end reached the right decision.
“We are relieved that this matter can now be put behind us and will be working with the Club to ensure lessons have been learned from this very troubling episode.”
Fans are relieved that United finally came to the right conclusion, but it dragged on for far too long because the club were trying to find ways to reintegrate Greenwood into the team.
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