Getafe president Angel Torres has insisted that Mason Greenwood wants to remain at the La Liga outfit beyond the end of his season-long loan deal.
The Manchester United striker, 22, joined Getafe temporarily in September after it was determined that he had no future at Old Trafford. Greenwood was arrested back in October 2022 and subsequently charged with attempted rape, engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Those charges were later dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service.
While it was expected Greenwood would be sold next summer, comments made earlier this week by new United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe seemed to imply the forward could yet return to the club.
Torres, though, has not given up hope of finding a way to keep Greenwood at Getafe for a longer period. And, crucially, he claims that the former England international wants to stay put.
Speaking to Spanish radio station Cope, he said: "He has a clear conscience, he is very comfortable and crazy about staying another year. It's a matter that they [United] have to decide. There is new ownership. They have to decide. In Spain, he has a market but they [Barcelona] have money. Barca's way of playing would suit him well but it depends on Manchester United. If it's true, he'll tell me."
Greenwood has been in fair form for Getafe this term, contributing five goals and five assists in 21 league appearances. Jose Bordalas' side are currently 10th in the La Liga table heading into the latest round of fixtures.
Greenwood's future has once again been debated after Ratcliffe refused to rule out the possibility of the striker having a future at United. The Ineos chief said of the situation: "We will make a decision, correct.
"All I can do is talk about the principle of how we will approach decisions like that. Is he the right type of footballer, are we happy with if he is a good person or not?
"He's a Manchester United footballer, so we are in charge of football. So the answer is, 'Yeah, we have to make decisions'. It's quite clear we have to make a decision. There is no decision that's been made. He's on loan obviously, but he's not the only one. We've got one or two footballers that we have to deal with and we have to make a decision on, so we will do that.
"The process will be: understand the facts not the hype, and then try and come to fair decision on the basis of values, which is basically is he a good guy or not? Could he play sincerely for Manchester United well, would we be comfortable with it and would the fans be comfortable with it?"
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