Manchester United Disappointed Not to Sell Mason Greenwood for £100m

Manchester United are reportedly disappointed after missing out on a potential £100 million transfer deal for forward Mason Greenwood. The club had high hopes of cashing in on Greenwood, who has shown incredible potential, but circumstances surrounding his recent off-field issues have significantly affected his market value.

Manchester United’s Initial Hopes for a Big Transfer

Mason Greenwood was once regarded as one of the brightest young prospects in European football, compared with the likes of Phil Foden and Bukayo Saka, who are now considered to be among the best players in the world. He attracted attention from top clubs across Europe after impressing on loan to Getafe, where he scored 16 goals in all competitions and was named Getafe player of the year in the 23/24 season.

Sources from the club suggest that the board expected a deal worth around £100 million, especially considering Greenwood’s talents and the inflated nature of the modern transfer market. They were disappointed, considering the nature of the transfer. The fee was reduced to only 27M pounds to Marseille when Manchester United expected a nine-figure transfer.

He has made an immediate impact in France, collecting five goals and an assist and helping Marseille mount a significant title charge with just only 3 points off the top of the Ligue 1 table behind PSG and Monaco. There is now speculation that Barcelona is expressing interest in the one-cap England international. They are prepared to act promptly to prevent Greenwood’s on-field stock from increasing anymore, considering Juventus was on his tail in the summer transfer market and would surely look to try again if Greenwood’s red-hot form continues.

Cut-Price Move to Marseille

Following a prolonged period of speculation and rumors in the summer, Greenwood recently completed a move to Ligue 1 side Marseille. While Manchester United would have preferred to sell the player outright for a significant sum, they were left with few options. The club could not demand a high transfer fee due to the reputational damage and ongoing scrutiny surrounding the player.

The urge to let the talented youngster leave for whatever amount they receive, due to some part of the fanbase wanting Greenwood to leave, and also the protest from the Manchester United Women’s team, who were not willing to be associated with the club that keeps and hires a player, surrounding so much delicate controversy, resulted in his imminent sale.

Disappointment within Manchester United camp

Manchester United executives are “extremely disappointed” that they had to settle for a low-cost arrangement with the French club. Greenwood’s stock had fallen so drastically that many clubs were unwilling to make substantial bids for his services even after his amazing loan spell in La Liga with Getafe, leaving United with limited leverage.

Now that Greenwood’s association with Manchester United is in the history books, he can finally move on from all the controversy that was around him in England and purely focus on football, which he has been doing in such a short time at Marseille, given that he is already a fan favorite. Marseille has serious talent in their hands and can benefit from him on the pitch, competing for trophies with PSG finally, and off the pitch as well, with a possible huge money sale in the future with big clubs already sniffing for his signature.

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