Marseille mayor Benoit Payan will ask the French club not to recruit Man Utd striker Mason Greenwood after the two sides reached an agreement .
The 22-year-old forward, who has one senior cap for England, could be on his way to France after spending last season on loan with Spanish club Getafe, where he played 33 league matches and scored eight goals.
He has been linked with a number of other European clubs this summer, including Lazio and Juventus, but Marseille are now understood to be in pole position to sign him from .
And now transfer expert Fabrizio Romano insists that Marseille are just waiting for a full agreement with the player before Man Utd can seal Greenwood s exit.
: Manchester United have reached an agreement in principle with Marseille over the sale of Mason Greenwood. This was one of the main missions for Man United this summer, and now the agreement between the clubs is done, so we’re now just waiting for a full agreement with the player. Marseille already have the green light from Greenwood, who is tempted by the project and the club and working under Roberto de Zerbi, but we’re still waiting on the contracts.
It will now be time to finalise the salary and also there are specific bonuses wanted by Greenwood, so there are still some details to be discussed between the player and Marseille, but the agreement between the clubs is done. Greenwood , and, an important detail, Man United will have a future sell-on clause worth almost 50%.
This is a big percentage, and it’s because Manchester United feel that after Marseille we could see Greenwood join another big club in Europe, so they want the opportunity to make more money from his future sale.
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Greenwood was suspended by Man Utd on January 30, 2022 over allegations relating to a young woman after images and videos were posted online.
He faced charges including attempted rape and assault but the Crown Prosecution Service announced in February last year that the case had been discontinued.
But Marseille mayor Payan is not happy that the Ligue 1 side have decided to pursue a deal for Greenwood with the politician deeply shocked at the potential deal.
