'Big money' - Fabrizio Romano reveals how much Manchester United could make from Mason Greenwood transfer
Man Utd included a hefty sell-on clause in the deal to sell Mason Greenwood last year.
Manchester United could receive a huge financial windfall if Mason Greenwood leaves Marseille. United sold the 24-year-old to the French club last year for an initial fee of £26.6 million, plus various sell-on clauses.
United received an additional payment from Marseille when they qualified for the Champions League at the end of last season and would benefit financially if he is sold in the future. The club never confirmed the extent of the sell-on clause included in his sale, though it was understood to be a 'significant' amount.
Greenwood was arrested and later charged with attempted rape, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and controlling and coercive behaviour after an investigation started in January 2022. However, the charges were dropped in February 2023. Greenwood always denied the charges against him. He spent the 2023-24 campaign on loan at La Liga club Getafe before completing his permanent switch to France last summer.
How much United could make from Greenwood sale
Mason Greenwood has been linked with a transfer next year after a fine run of form for Marseille this season. It means Manchester United could stand to receive a huge windfall after Fabrizio Romano claimed they would receive half of any future transfer fee.
“For Mason Greenwood, Man United have already received some money, it was around 25 million euros, to sell the player to Marseille, but they negotiated a 50% sell-on clause for Mason Greenwood," he said in his latest YouTube video.
“So in case of a future sale of Mason Greenwood, Man United will receive 50% of the transfer fee, so they still control 50% and could be big money if and when Marseille decide to sell Greenwood.
“Already last summer, there were clubs prepared to pay big money for Mason Greenwood. And Marseille said: ‘No, the player is here, he’s too important.’ This was the decision of the president, Pablo Longoria, of the director, Mehdi Benatia, showing ambition, and also of the coach, Roberto De Zerbi, who considers Mason Greenwood as a crucial player.
“But remember, if Greenwood leaves one day, Man United will have a 50% sell-on clause. So more money is coming, and that could be really important in terms of Financial Fair Play and future signings for Manchester United.”
Why Greenwood fee isn't straightforward
Even if Manchester United have included a 50% sell-on clause in the Mason Greenwood deal, it is unclear whether that fee would be half of the overall transfer fee, or half of the profit Marseille makes on a sale.
It is rather straightforward if United are entitled to half of a future transfer fee; however it is less clear if they are only entitled to half of any profit. For example, if a £62 million sale is agreed, that would see a profit of £35.4m with 50 per cent of that being £17.7m.
Manchester World understand Getafe included a clause that entitles them to 20 per cent of all of United’s potential future earnings on Greenwood. It means the Spanish club would take £3.54m, leaving United with £14.16m. Those figures would depend on how much Marseille agree to sell the forward for.
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