Mason Greenwood could make shock Manchester United return, hints Sir Jim Ratcliffe
Mason Greenwood could be welcomed back to Manchester United, new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has suggested, after the petrochemicals billionaire finally completed his purchase of a quarter of the club.
Greenwood was charged with attempted rape, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and controlling and coercive behaviour following social media posts which appeared to reveal the now 22-year-old forcing himself upon a woman, before those charges were dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service last February.
United carried out their own internal investigation and concluded by mutual agreement with the player that his career should continue “away from Oold Trafford”.
That appeared to signal the end of Greenwood’s Old Trafford career, having joined United aged six, and he moved to Spanish club Getafe on loan last summer, for whom he has made 25 appearances.
That appeared to signal the end of Greenwood’s Old Trafford career, having joined United aged six, and he moved to Spanish club Getafe on loan last summer, for whom he has made 25 appearances.
Yet Ratcliffe, whose stake in United was rubber-stamped on Tuesday, has not ruled out the prospect of Greenwood returning to play for the club, saying a decision must be made based on “the club’s values”.
