Getafe president Angel Torres claims Mason Greenwood wants to stay at the La Liga club for another season.
The 22-year-old joined Getafe on a temporary loan at the start of the season and Getafe’s president is convinced the forward wants to stay at the club, despite rumoured interest from Barcelona.
Greenwood has not played for United since he was suspended after being arrested on suspicion of rape, controlling and coercive behaviour and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. These charges were dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service in February 2023 after the withdrawal of a key witness.
United felt it would be best for Greenwood to continue his career elsewhere. He made 129 appearances for the Reds since debuting in March 2019, and managed to score 35 goals for the club.
Getafe have made it no secret that they would sign Greenwood on a permanent deal – if they could afford it. So far, he has managed an impressive seven goals and five assists from 24 matches.
According to Getafe chief Torres, Greenwood has indicated to him his desire to remain where he is beyond the end of the 2023/24 season.
“He has a clear conscience, he is very comfortable and crazy about staying another year,” Torres told Spanish radio station Cope, as quoted by The Sun. “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.”
There has also been suggestions that Greenwood may yet have a future at United. Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his team will be looking into the case again before deciding what to do with the young forward.
Ratcliffe discussed Greenwood’s situation with reporters earlier this week.
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?”
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