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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Jamie Jackson

Manchester United agree £26.7m deal with Marseille for Mason Greenwood

Mason Greenwood during his unveiling at Getafe in September 2023.
Mason Greenwood during his unveiling at Getafe in September 2023. Photograph: Pablo Garcia/DAX/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

Manchester United have accepted a €31.6m (£26.7m) offer for Mason Greenwood from Marseille, with the forward to sign for the Ligue 1 club subject to his terms being finalised.

The deal is for a guaranteed €27.6m plus €4m in add-ons and if the 22-year-old can come to contractual agreement with Marseille and joins, his troubled United career will end. It is understood the sell-on clause is 40-50% of any fee.

In October 2022 Greenwood was charged with attempted rape, controlling and coercive behaviour and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. He denied all the counts and criminal charges were dropped in February 2023 after key witnesses withdrew their cooperation from the investigation and new material came to light, according to the Crown Prosecution Service.

Greenwood last played for United in January 2022 and has a contract that runs until 2025, with the club having the option to extend for a further year.

He was loaned to Getafe last season, scoring 10 goals in 36 appearances and providing six assists. Greenwood has returned to England and is thought to be training in the Manchester area away from the club.

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