Why Mason Greenwood ‘will be top priority’ for new Man Utd boss as huge decision on star striker looms

MASON Greenwood will be at the top of Manchester United’s questions to answer this transfer window.

With new ownership and a new CEO, United has tightened the purse strings this January.

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Greenwood is unlikely to play again for United, despite performing in Spain[/caption]

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Greenwood has reportedly attracted attention from Barcelona[/caption]

Manager Erik Ten Hag has been restricted to “cheap buys” as the club also has to abide by Financial Fair Play regulations.

One way around this could be to sell some players, as they are doing with Jadon Sancho. 

Another of those on the chopping block could be Mason Greenwood.

The striker is currently playing in Spain for Getafe FC and is unlikely to ever play for the Red Devils again.

Since the move, the 22-year-old has scored five goals and provided four assists in 10 games since moving to Getafe in September.

New CEO Omar Berrada is known as a capable businessman and could see Greenwood as an easy way to make some dosh.

Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and AC Milan are all keeping tabs on Greenwood’s form.

SunSport revealed last week that Berrada’s former club Barcelona are eyeing a £40million move and are prepared to offer the winger Lionel Messi‘s old number 10 shirt to secure his services.

Selling him could free up cash for the striker United desperately needs.

United are reportedly interested in Brentford’s Ivan Toney or Stuttgart’s Serhou Guirassy.

Greenwood was recently interviewed on his time at Getafe.

He said: “Everything’s fine, I adapted pretty quickly. My team-mates took me under their wing and I’ve just been happy ever since coming here, training and playing the games.

“The fans mean a lot to me. The best feeling so far is when I scored my first goal here at the stadium and it meant a lot to me, I heard the fans quite a lot.“

United turned to the loan market over the summer as spending continued to be tight and its ownership drama ongoing.

Contract extensions are another thing that will impact United’s ability to spend with several players seeing their contracts run down.

The club are considering extensions for Casemiro, Raphael Varane and Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

But, with the ownership dramas over and Sir Jim Ratcliffe pledging to invest into the club, the summer window could see some big signings.

Greenwood had reportedly been set to be welcomed back into the fold by Erik ten Hag before SunSport exclusively reported United had made a U-turn due to the volatile reaction.

He had not played prior to joining Getafe since January 2022 after being arrested on suspicion of attempted rape, assault and coercive control.

All charges against Greenwood were dropped this February.

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Manchester United could see Greenwood to free up some cash for a new striker[/caption]