During his protracted ban, Mason Greenwood’s perspective on playing for Manchester United is said to have changed. As the 21-year-old prepares to return to football amid an internal probe into his future, the Red Devils have received transfer bids for him.
Greenwood last appeared for United in January 2022 1-0 victory over West Ham United at Old Trafford. His final score was part of a 3-1 victory away against Brentford. Eleven days later, he was detained.
However, the Crown Prosecution Service dropped the allegations and ended the case in February due to “the withdrawal of key witnesses and new information coming to light.”
Greenwood is technically free to resume his work. United is still debating whether he has a future at Old Trafford, taking both moral and athletic considerations into account.
According to The Athletic, United has received approaches from Turkish clubs to sign Greenwood even as the club’s inquiry is underway.
The M16 giants, however, turned such approaches down in order to formulate a strategy for either bringing the England international into Erik ten Hag’s team or letting go of a player they have been working with since he was a youngster.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer pushed 18-year-old Greenwood into the first team picture, and due to a lack of choices, he soon established himself as a crucial forward.
And it’s been said that after becoming famous overnight, he frequently needed to be reminded to maintain his discipline because he began to act immaturely.
The Athletic adds that it’s thought that Greenwood’s sense of what it means to play for United has changed due to the upsetting incident.
One insider claimed of the future father, “He would jump through a brick wall to be back playing for United now.”
It is unclear if Greenwood will have another opportunity to don the iconic red shirt because sponsors and some members of the women’s squad are reportedly worried about his prospective comeback.
He hasn’t played for United in almost a year, but he appears eager to return, whether at Old Trafford or elsewhere.