Mason Greenwood’s future is up in the air at the moment and fans must wait patiently for Manchester United to make their final decision.
The 23-year-old has not played for Manchester United since being arrested back in January.
Greenwood was sent on loan to Getafe in the summer and there has been lots of speculation about whether he will stay in Spain, or maybe even return to United if that door opens for him in the coming months.
Getafe president Angel Torres claims the forward wants to stay at the La Liga club for another season, but he also stresses that the decision will be made by United’s new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
“He has a clear conscience, he is very comfortable and crazy about staying another year,” Torres said. “It’s a matter that they [United] have to decide. There is new ownership. They have to decide.
“In Spain, he has a market but they [Barcelona] have money. Barca’s way of playing would suit him well but it depends on Manchester United. If it’s true, he’ll tell me.”
Meanwhile, Ratcliffe told reporters during the week that the club will make a fresh decision on Greenwood’s future. The 71-year-old said: “He’s a Manchester United footballer, so we are in charge of football. So the answer is, ‘Yeah, we have to make decisions’. It’s quite clear we have to make a decision. There is no decision that’s been made. He’s on loan obviously, but he’s not the only one. We’ve got one or two footballers that we have to deal with and we have to make a decision, so we will do that.
“The process will be: understand the facts, not the hype, and then try and come to fair decision on the basis of values, which is basically is he a good guy or not? Could he play sincerely for Manchester United well, would we be comfortable with it and would the fans be comfortable with it?”
Since joining Getafe at the start of the season, Greenwood has managed an impressive seven goals and five assists from 24 matches.
Respected football journalist Fabrizio Romano has provided an update on Greenwood’s future and states that a final decision won’t come for another few months.
Speaking to Caught Offside, Romano said: “Sir Jim Ratcliffe said that they’ve not decided and they will take time, internal discussions and then decide… that is the reality. No decision in February or March, it’s one for the next months with new board and all people at Man United deciding together.”
The Italian journalist added: “This is the answer also from sources close to the player, it’s up to United and they’re not deciding yet.”
Let us know in the comments section if you think Greenwood will be brought back to United ahead of next season.
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