Proper on the finish of the summer time switch window got here the affirmation that Man United had agreed for Mason Greenwood to maneuver to La Liga facet, Getafe.
It brings the 21-year-old’s time on the Theatre of Goals to an finish for now, with the facet from south Madrid stepping in to accumulate the participant as soon as his proposed transfer to Lazio broke down.
Mason Greenwood to Getafe, deal now sealed and signed! Manchester United and participant give last inexperienced mild ???
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— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) September 1, 2023
His properly publicised private issues meant {that a} transfer to a different English membership now was just about unimaginable, with a transfer to the continent his solely viable possibility.
Had the Crimson Devils not been in a position to transfer him on, it’s believed that they might’ve confronted the choice to should terminate his contract unilaterally, handing him an £8m severance cost within the course of.
It’s extremely unlikely Greenwood will play in Getafe’s Saturday afternoon match on the Santiago Bernabeu in opposition to Actual Madrid, and it made be a short time earlier than he’s seen in motion together with his new facet provided that he must construct up his health having not set foot on a soccer pitch in 18 months.
With a lot publicity surrounding the participant, it will likely be fascinating to see if Spanish followers can be simply as vocal as their English counterparts possible would’ve been, or if Greenwood is ready to get his head down and stick with it together with his profession away from the glare of the highlight.
