Marseille have reached an agreement with Manchester United to sign Mason Greenwood, although the proposed move remains subject to the forward’s approval.
The deal would see the Ligue 1 side pay their Premier League counterparts €31.6million (£26.7m), comprising €27.6m (£23.3m) fixed and €4m (£3.4m) in add-ons, plus a large share of any future sale.
The Athletic reported on Monday that Greenwood had returned to United’s training ground to hold talks with their football leadership team to help facilitate an exit from Old Trafford.
Greenwood has attracted interest from a host of European clubs after impressing during a season-long loan spell with Getafe last term. He scored 10 goals in 36 appearances for the Spanish outfit.
Benfica, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus and Napoli have all tracked the striker in recent months but Marseille are in pole position in the race for his services.
Any potential move to the south of France would see the 22-year-old work under former Brighton & Hove Albion manager Roberto De Zerbi, who was named Marseille’s new head coach in June.
Greenwood has not represented Manchester United since he was arrested in January 2022.
He was made available for transfer after United confirmed in August last year that they had abandoned their plan to bring the forward back into the first-team squad.
It had been decided that Greenwood would resume his career away from Old Trafford after the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service discontinued the case against him for attempted rape, assault, and coercive control after key witnesses withdrew their cooperation. Greenwood denied all the allegations against him.
Greenwood made his debut for Manchester United in 2019 and has gone on to score 35 goals in 129 appearances for the club since then.
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