Mason Greenwood could return to Man Utd in January as loan details emerge

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Mason Greenwood could end up returning to Man Utd in January

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Jack Otway

By Jack Otway


Published: 04/09/2023

- 08:28

The 21-year-old joined Getafe on loan on transfer deadline day

Mason Greenwood's Getafe deal includes a 'break clause' that means the 21-year-old could return to Manchester United in January.

The striker moved to the La Liga side on transfer deadline day, having previously been linked with a move to Lazio.

Getafe were delighted at signing Greenwood and announced his deal at 10.58pm, just two minutes before the transfer deadline.

And The Athletic say the England international's loan move to Spain comes with a 'break clause'.

That means Greenwood could potentially return to United in January - should both sides be unhappy with the way his time in Spain is going.

While he'd return to England, however, he's still not expected to play for United again.

The club had originally intended to bring Greenwood back into the fold, having conducted an internal investigation into the forward.

Charges of attempted rape and assault were dropped in February this year.

And United then conducted an internal investigation that lasted six months.

The club informed staff that Greenwood would be coming back to Old Trafford.

Yet following a big backlash they then performed a U-turn and ultimately sent the striker out on loan.

Greenwood now has the chance to rebuild and resume his career in La Liga, away from the Premier League.

And the report also details how his move came about.

Brentford declined the chance to sign Greenwood this summer, along with a host of other clubs including the likes of Roma and Borussia Dortmund.

Lazio's interest was genuine, however, and the Serie A side exchanged paperwork with United in order for the deal to happen.

In the end, though, a move collapsed because the two teams couldn't strike an agreement in time.

There were also reports in Italy suggesting Maurizio Sarri, manager of Lazio, wasn't entirely sold on the idea of signing Greenwood.

That was mainly because it's been over 18 months since the 21-year-old played a professional game of football.

And that allowed Getafe to swoop in, with the La Liga side posting a video showing fans celebrating Greenwood's arrival.

Speaking over the weekend, Getafe boss Jose Bordalas explained the decision to sign Greenwood by saying: "It is a very delicate situation to trivialise this issue.

"Every[one] knows what happened and the appropriate measures were taken, obviously, we can only talk about football.

"Regarding the other issues, I believe that the people and the relevant authorities did what they had to do and everyone knows how it ended with a non-conviction sentence.

"Therefore, he is a free person, a footballer of a very high level and who arrives at Getafe with enormous enthusiasm and that we are obviously going to help him so that he recovers back to his best level.

"I have already commented what I had to comment. I can only speak on a football level.

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"We all know the potential he has. He is a very young boy, he is still 21 years old and we can help him adapt to a situation.

"It’s a different league but because of the potential he has, I’m sure that if he physically reaches a good level, I’m convinced of him because of how young he is and because we’ve been informed that he obviously wants to recover his professional status and Getafe can help him in that."

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