BREAKING: Mason Greenwood finally back in Man united training after after lastest Decision taken by Man united board yesterday night – jubilation at LONDON Carrington today as fans are set to welcome their star boy back
Manchester United won’t be making a U-turn by recalling Mason Greenwood in the January transfer window due to Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s relaxed stance on his future, according to reports. Greenwood’s potential return will be one of INEOS’ first major decisions once the Premier League ratifies the £1.3billion deal for a 25 per cent stake in the club.
Ratcliffe and INEOS are expected to inherit sporting control from the Glazer family when the Premier League green-lights his investment, a decision likely to come next month.
Until then, the 71-year-old has started preparations in meetings at Old Trafford and United’s Carrington training complex.
INEOS have also had a presence at all three matches since the club announced the agreement on Boxing Day through Sir Dave Brailsford and Jean-Claude Blanc.
But United’s new sporting structure won’t have the power to execute decisions until the deal has been officially passed.
Once that time arrives, Ratcliffe and his confidants must make a crucial decision on Greenwood’s future after the storm created by his planned return last year.
According to journalist Ben Jacobs, there will be no final decision this month despite the 22-year-old forward’s eye-catching exploits on loan at Getafe.
It’s claimed that Greenwood is settled at the La Liga outfit, where he was sent on deadline day in the summer after internal and external backlash thwarted since-departed chief executive Richard Arnold’s return plan.
Jacobs reports that there is unlikely to be any clarity on the situation until later in the year due to the sensitivity of the subject, removing the chance of anyone committing to a decision so soon.
Ratcliffe is said to be aware of and respect United’s six-month investigation into Greenwood after the Crown Prosecution Service dropped charges of attempted rape, assault and controlling and coercive behaviour, all of which he denied, last February.
He is also reportedly conscious that multiple staff members raised concerns over the former Red Devils No 11 returning to Carrington.
Jacobs adds that Ratcliffe hasn’t discussed changing that stance, and any decision to do so would require input from beyond the sporting side of the club.
The Glazer family were happy to allow Arnold to complete the investigation into Greenwood’s January 2022 arrest.
But the American owners and other board members would likely need to provide input if Greenwood’s return is on the agenda again this summer.
