Mason Greenwood’s former Manchester United teammates have reacted to his £30million transfer to Marseille.
Greenwood, 22, will hyperlink up with ex-Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi after signing a contract with the French facet. Final season he was named Getafe’s Participant of the Season after he registered 10 objectives and 6 assists on mortgage.
Marseille supporters launched a #GreenwoodNotWelcome marketing campaign earlier in July and whereas some welcomed him to the airport with cheers on Wednesday evening, others protested within the fiercest phrases on social media.
Now, among the participant’s former teammates have shared their response to his transfer by leaving emojis beneath considered one of his posts.
The 22-year-old posted an image of himself with Marseille’s Spanish President Pablo Longoria with the caption: ‘Actually excited for this new chapter. Allez l’OM!’
Marseille have confirmed the signing of Mason Greenwood from Man United in a £30m deal
Greenwood had been given a heat welcome by followers when he arrived for his medical
A few of Greenwood’s former team-mates left messages of help underneath his Instagram submit
Commenting beneath, his former Purple Devils team-mate Jadon Sancho left a reward emoji whereas Nottingham Forest’s Anthony Elanga stated ‘Allez Mon garrrrr’, which interprets to ‘come on my garrrr’.
Lille midfielder Angel Gomes, who got here by the Man United academy with Greenwood, left a coronary heart and shut mouth emoji subsequent to a pair of eyes.
Sam Mather, Di’Shon Bernard, Shola Shoretire and Deji Sotona – who all both performed for the United academy or are nonetheless there – wished him luck as properly.
Greenwood was charged with tried rape, assault and controlling and coercive behaviour in October 2022, however the costs and case have been dropped in February 2023 when key witnesses withdrew. The ahead has denied any wrongdoing.
Following his arrival on the membership, one fan wrote on X: ‘By no means been so ashamed to help this membership. Disgusted to see this man in our colours, disgusted to see that he’s defended and even supported by some. With out me,
‘By no means been so ashamed to help this membership. Disgusted to see this man in our colours, disgusted to see that he’s defended and even supported by some. With out me,’ wrote one fan on X, previously Twitter.
‘Bunch of filthy huge guys, you disgust,’ wrote one other.
One fan branded it the ‘most immoral second’ within the membership’s historical past.
In the meantime, a well-followed fan account has acquired greater than 2,000 likes for an prolonged essay decrying the signing.
It reads: ‘There are issues which might be rather more necessary than soccer… and respect for girls is considered one of them!!!
The ahead has not performed for Manchester United since 2022 when the allegations got here out and spent final season on mortgage at Getafe in Spain
Greenwood had costs of tried rape and assault in opposition to him dropped final 12 months
‘I’m terribly disillusioned with the arrival of Mason Greenwood on the membership that I’ve supported since I used to be little. The membership that I fell in love with, for its gamers, its historical past but additionally, and above all, for its values and its stances, the place ladies occupy a really massive place.
‘What message are you sending, with this signature, to the 1000’s of ladies who fill the stands of the Vélodrome, to the hundreds of thousands of ladies who help you around the globe, to the handfuls of ladies and youngsters, victims of home violence whom you welcomed throughout Covid???
‘OM is above all a soccer membership, so I fully perceive that the managers solely thought concerning the athlete, and never concerning the values and picture of the membership… however for me, that does not work anyway.
‘However hey, now he is right here. So I will not cheer or shout his title when he scores, but when he needs and tries to turn into a greater particular person, then I’ll help him in that course of.. however that is it for me!’
There have been additionally messages of fine luck and welcome for Greenwood littered beneath Marseille’s submit saying his arrival.
On Wednesday Joey Barton threw his hat within the ring and argued that he ‘deserves an opportunity to get on together with his profession’.
He additionally added that he thinks England would have gained Euro 2024 if Gareth Southgate had taken him.
