MASON Greenwood has signed for a Spanish team on loan just minutes before the transfer window closed.
The striker, 21, has not played since January 2022 after being arrested on suspicion of attempted rape, assault and coercive control.
All charges were dropped this February but the Old Trafford outfit said Greenwood would leave the club last week.
And now La Liga club Getafe have completed a last minute season-long loan deal for Greenwood, subject to international clearance.
The Spanish club play away at Real Madrid tomorrow afternoon, although it is unlikely he will be registered in time.
Greenwood is likely to make his debut for Getafe on September 17 when they play Osasuna.
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United will reportedly receive no loan fee for Greenwood and are said to be covering the majority of his wages.
The Madrid-based side will also cover a small contribution for his wages for the duration of the loan.
A United club statement read: “The move enables Greenwood to begin to rebuild his career away from Manchester United.
“The club will continue to offer its support to Mason and his family during this period of transition.”
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Getafe play in the 17,393-capacity Coliseum Alfonso Pérez and currently sit twelfth in the league table.
Chief John Murtough had taken over discussions for the move to Getafe, according to MailOnline.
Greenwood had reportedly been set to be welcomed back into the fold before SunSport exclusively reported United had made a U-turn due to the volatile reaction.
Other English clubs were said to similarly fear a public backlash if they were to provide Greenwood with a return to the pitch.
The transfer window deadline passed for English clubs at 11pm, with initial inquiries from domestic teams not followed up.
Failure to offload the £75,000-a-week Greenwood would have left United facing a bill of up to £8million.
This is because he has two years left to run on his contract, with the club having the option to extend it by a further 12 months.
Instead, Greenwood was left with no alternative but to move to an overseas club.
It was reported this morning that Greenwood had been thrown a last-ditch lifeline by top European club Lazio – but the Italian deadline passed at 7pm.
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There were no inquiries from Saudi Arabia, where teams have already hoovered up Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Karim Benzema this season.
The deadline in Saudi Arabia passes on September 7.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
