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Mason Greenwood may consider returning to Manchester United in order to ease his parents' alleged marital problems.
The 22-year-old striker joined Getafe on loan in September after it was determined he had no future at Old Trafford. Greenwood was previously charged with attempted rape, engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm before those charges were later dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service.
While it seemed a foregone conclusion that Greenwood would be moved on permanently, comments made recently by United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe appeared to imply that he could yet be reintegrated. The Ineos chief outlined that a review of the decision to part with Greenwood would take place at the end of the season before the club's new hierarchy make a definitive call.
It emerged earlier this week that Greenwood would be 'reluctant' to return to United as he has little desire to represent the club again. However, a new report from The Sun has claimed that Greenwood could change his mind due to his parents.
It's claimed that the relationship between Greenwood's parent has been 'strained' by his move to Spain, with his father and agent, Andrew, joining him overseas. His mother, Melanie, has remained in England.
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Although Greenwood is happy in Spain, it's said that he recognises that he may have to return to the Premier League in the wake of the impact the enforced separation has had on his parents.
A source told the publication: “Mason has been very happy in Spain and knows a lot of top clubs including Barcelona are interested in him. He was annoyed with United about how they handled the situation following his charges, so has always been reluctant to return.
“But his mum and dad have spent long periods apart since Mason moved to Spain and everyone knows long distance relationships can be hard, especially given the pressures they were under ever since Mason was first arrested in January 2022.
Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has refused to rule out the possibility of reintegrating Greenwood (Getty)“It’s been a very difficult two years for the Greenwood family. He thinks a lot of their problems could be solved if he went back to United. He’s very close to his parents, so it’s one of the reasons why a move back home could happen.”
Ratcliffe made it clear that Greenwood's future would be assessed last month, saying: “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.
“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?”
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