How Man Utd could link up with Mason Greenwood if he makes a controversial return
MANCHESTER UNITED could yet include Mason Greenwood in their squad after new owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe opened the door to the striker's potential return.
Greenwood, 22, had attempted rape, assault and coercive control charges against him dropped in February 2023 before being loaned out to LaLiga side Getafe in September.
He played 24 matches for the Spanish team, scoring seven goals and providing five assists.
Now Ratcliffe has hinted he could be given a path back to Old Trafford.
And that could be bad news for another England forward, Marcus Rashford.
Ramus Hojlund and Alejandro Garnacho are starting to show impressive understanding in Man Utd's front line.
And club captain Bruno Fernandes remains an unmistakable figure in Erik ten Hag's team.
This would likely make Rashford the obvious player sacrificed for the returning Greenwood.
Rashford, who has been linked with a move to Paris Saint-Germain, scored 30 goals last season but managed just five in 30 games in the 2023/2024 campaign.
Ratcliffe refused to close the door on both Greenwood and Jadon Sancho – on loan at Borussia Dortmund – when speaking to the media on Wednesday.
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While the British billionaire was discussing a general “principle” and not one of the two players in particular, he did say: “We will make a decision.
“I don't know if he (Greenwood) could have a future.
“All I can do is talk about the principle of how we will approach such decisions.
“Is he the right type of footballer? Are we happy with that? Is he a good person or not?
“He (Greenwood) is a Manchester United footballer and we are responsible for the football.
“So the answer is that it's pretty clear that we have to make a decision.
“No decision has been made yet. He is of course on loan, but he is not the only one.
“We have one or two footballers that we have to deal with and make a decision on, so we will do that.
“The process will be: understand the facts, not the hype and then try to come to a fair decision based on values – which basically comes down to whether he is a good guy or not.
“Could he play well for Manchester United and would we feel comfortable with that and the fans would feel comfortable with that?
“I can talk about the principle. The principle is the most important because we will have other problems in the future.
“You are dealing with young people who have not always been raised in the best circumstances, who have a lot of money and do not always receive the guidance they should have.
'What we need to do when we deal with these kinds of problems is to understand the real effects, not the hype.
“Then we have to make a fair decision in the light of the club's values. That is what we have to do and that is how we will deal with it.”
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