Getafe chief makes Mason Greenwood Barcelona transfer claim

Getafe president Angel Torres has said he thinks Mason Greenwood would suit a move to Barcelona.

The striker, who is on loan at Getafe, has been linked with a summer switch to the Nou Camp from Manchester United. Greenwood last played for the Red Devils in January 2022, the same month he was arrested and subsequently charged with attempted rape, assault and controlling and coercive behaviour.

The 22-year-old always denied the charges, which were dropped in February 2022. After a six-month internal review at United, Greenwood joined Getafe on loan last summer and he has scored seven goals in 24 games for the club this season.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe was asked about the player’s situation this week and gave a non-committal response when asked whether Greenwood has a future at United.

"I can talk about the principle, I'm not going to talk about Mason," the new United co-owner said on Wednesday. "I'm familiar with it. The principle is the important one because we will have other issues going forward.

"What we need to do when we have issues like that is, we need to understand what the facts are - the real facts, not the hype - what the real facts are. Then we need to make a fair decision in the light of the club's values, that's what we need to do and that's how we will do it.

"We'll make a decision, yeah, correct. And we'll justify it one way or another.”

Meanwhile, Torres said Greenwood has a future in La Liga if United do decide to tell. “He is very comfortable and crazy about staying another year,” the Getafe chief told Spanish radio station COPE.

“It’s a matter that they [United] have to decide. There is new ownership. They have to decide. In Spain, he has a market. Barca’s way of playing would suit him well but it depends on Manchester United. If it’s true, he’ll tell me.”