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Mason Greenwood speaks out after sealing Getafe loan transfer following Man United axe.
For the first time since being released by Manchester United and securing a loan transfer to La Liga team Getafe, Mason Greenwood has made a statement.
After a protracted internal probe, the Red Devils notified the 21-year-old that he would not be a part of their plans for 2023β24.
Since January 2022, he has not engaged in any competitive gaming.
In February 2023, allegations of attempted rape, abusive behaviour, and violence were dismissed, allowing Greenwood to resume his professional playing career.
Italy and Turkey are said to have expressed interest in United’s request for bids for the one-cap England international.
Eventually, a compromise was reached, and Greenwood has now relocated to Spain in search of a new beginning away from England.
Greenwood has told the English-language Twitter account set up by his new club: βHi Getafe fans, it’s Mason here. I’m so happy to be here and I can’t wait to get started.β
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— Getafe C.F. (@GetafeCF) September 4, 2023
Getafe coach Jose Bordales has said ofΒ welcoming the fleet-footed winger into his squad: “It is too delicate a situation to trivialise this issue. Everybody knows what happened, the appropriate measures were taken.
“Obviously we can only talk about football, about other issues, I think, that the people and the relevant systems did what they had to do, and everybody knows how it ended – without a condemnatory sentence.
“He’s a footballer of the highest level, who comes to Getafe with enormous hope. We are going to help him to recover his best level.”
Greenwood will use the international break to improve his fitness, with the possibility of making his debut for Getafe against Osasuna on September 17.