Getafe’s sporting director, Rubén Reyes, insisted that Mason Greenwood is just a footballer and the same as any other, after the on-loan Manchester United forward was presented in front of 4,000 fans on Tuesday night. The striker, who has arrived in Spain on a year-long deal with no option to buy, said he was happy to have joined the La Liga side during Tuesday’s event but he did not face any questions from the media, by agreement between United and Getafe.
There was no sign of protest or any discomfort in relation to the fact Greenwood was charged by Greater Manchester police with attempted rape, controlling and coercive behaviour and assault in October 2022 after allegations were made online. The charges, all of which Greenwood denied, were dropped in February this year, with the Crown Prosecution Service saying “a combination of the withdrawal of key witnesses and new material that came to light meant there was no longer a realistic prospect of conviction”. Instead, there was excitement, with the Englishman the most celebrated of the three new signings presented at Getafe’s Coliseum Alfonso Pérez stadium.
