AN ICONIC Italian team is reportedly looking to sign former Manchester United player Mason Greenwood in a bombshell transfer.
The owner of Champions League team Lazio is “obsessed” with the English striker and a January bid can’t be ruled out, Italian media have reported.
La Lazio Siamo Noi, a Lazio news website, has reported the boss of the Serie A side still has feelings for Greenwood after a summer deal fell through.
Lazio president Claudio Lotito is reported to be hellbent on having a second go at signing Greenwood as the team currently sits in 10th, with the sale potentially happening as soon as January.
The Romans are struggling with their attack and have only scored nine goals in 10 games, with three coming from the spot.
Greenwood has scored four goals in 13 games for Getafe FC since moving to the Madrid team in September.
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“The talent of 2001 is enormous, impossible to argue with, he can play as a winger and also as a pure striker,” writes the Lazio press.
“Greenwood remains an obsession of Lotito, it cannot be ruled out that the president could make an attempt in January.”
Lazio would need to nab Greenwood from Manchester United as Greenwood is being loaned from them to Getafe.
La Lazio Siamo Noi reports that Lazio could lure Greenwood with the possibility of Champions League football, but the Italians are currently five places outside of playing European football.
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The 22-year-old’s contract with the Red Devils ends in 2025 and the Bradford player has impressed in Spain since returning to football.
Greenwood was arrested in January last year following charges of attempted rape, assault and coercive control.
He denied all the charges and they were later dropped by the CPS.
Manchester United then started their own internal investigation with the plan to bring Greenwood back into the team.
That investigation ended in August, but after huge fan pressure and internal backlash, Greenwood was sent to the La Liga side on a season-long loan.
His last appearance for United came in a 1-0 win over West Ham on January 22, 2022.
The former England star was farmed out to the Spaniards on transfer deadline day to try to rebuild his career away from the spotlight.
It comes as The Sun also reported Valencia and Real Sociedad are understood to both be “monitoring” the England striker and could be poised to make a move in the summer.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
