Mason Greenwood has been in fine form for Marseille, but the ex-Manchester United forward has been told that he “doesn’t exist” in England anymore.
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Enjoyed loan spell in Spain with GetafeSecured permanent move to France in 2024Has found form outside of his homelandFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
The 23-year-old severed ties with the Red Devils on a permanent basis when completing a £27 million ($33m) transfer to France in the summer of 2024. He had spent the campaign immediately prior to that move being made on loan at La Liga outfit Getafe – winning their Player of the Year award during his solitary season in Spain.
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United cashed in on Greenwood when it became apparent that there was no professional future for him in his homeland. He saw allegations of attempted rape, assault and coercive and controlling behaviour dropped in February 2023, but was never welcomed back into the first-team fold at Old Trafford.
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He is now starring in Ligue 1, registering 14 goals so far this season, but is not a name that generates widespread publicity in England. In fact, Julien Laurens claims that Greenwood has become a taboo subject in that part of the world.
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Laurens, who works as an English football specialist for , has told After Foot: “He doesn't exist anymore. On the BBC, in the Euroleagues show on European and foreign football, we don't talk about Mason Greenwood. We can talk about Marseille, [Roberto] De Zerbi, [Adrien] Rabiot… People complain, write to the BBC saying: ‘Why are you talking about him? We shouldn't talk about him’.”
