Everything Sir Jim Ratcliffe said about Mason Greenwood as Man Utd U-turn mooted
Mason Greenwood could still have a career at Manchester United with new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe saying a decision will be made at the end of the season.
The United forward was arrested in October 2022 and charged with attempted rape, engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Those charges were later dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service.
Greenwood then joined Getafe in September and it was widely expected that the 22-year-old, who has a contract until 2025, would be sold at the end of the season. Ratcliffe, though, has established that nothing was set in stone for the forward.
He said: "We will make a decision, correct. All I can do is talk about the principle of how we will approach decisions like that. Is he the right type of footballer, are we happy with if is he a good person or not?
"He's a Manchester United footballer, so we are in charge of football. So the answer is 'Yeah, we have to make decisions. It's quite clear we have to make a decision. There is no decision that's been made. He's on-loan obviously, but he's not the only one. We've got one or two footballers that we have to deal with and we have to make a decision on so we will do that.
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"The process will be: understand the facts not the hype, and then try and come to fair decision on the basis of values, which is basically is he a good guy or not? Could he play sincerely for Manchester United well, would we be comfortable with it and would the fans be comfortable with it?"
Ratcliffe's comments came after the INEOS founder saw his purchase of 27.7 per cent of United confirmed on Wednesday evening. The Red Devil's chief has already been questioned on the likes of Old Trafford, the possible arrival of Dan Ashworth and overhauling Manchester City and Liverpool, in addition to Greenwood.
Getafe's Mason Greenwood in action against Granada (Getty Images)The United loanee will see out the season in La Liga having scored seven goals and produced five assists in 24 appearances for Getafe. Greenwood has looked to rebuild his career in Spain.
The forward noted earlier this term, that he was happy with the move. He said: "Everything's fine, I adapted pretty quickly. My team-mates took me under their wing and I’ve just been happy ever since coming here, training and playing the games.
"The fans mean a lot to me. The best feeling so far is when I scored my first goal here at the stadium. "It meant a lot to me, I heard the fans quite a lot. Also, we had the training day and a lot of fans came out and watched so we always appreciate the fans, they’re like an extra man out there on the pitch when they’re out there supporting us."
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