MASON Greenwood has told how his new club have “taken him under their wing” in a rare interview.
The Manchester United forward is on loan with Spanish club Getafe after Old Trafford bosses ruled he couldn’t play for the club following abuse allegations.
The decision came after allegations of attempted rape, assault and controlling coercive behaviour were dropped by the CPS when a key witness refused to co-operate with the prosecution.
The 22-year-old has scored five goals and provided four assists in 15 games since moving to Getafe in September.
Now he has given an interview to Getafe club media about life in Spain – and thanked fans for their support.
Greenwood said: “Everything’s fine, I adapted pretty quickly. My team-mates took me under their wing and I’ve just been happy ever since coming here, training and playing the games.
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“The fans mean a lot to me. The best feeling so far is when I scored my first goal here at the stadium and it meant a lot to me, I heard the fans quite a lot.
“Also we had the training day and a lot of fans came out and watched so we always appreciate the fans, they’re like an extra man out there on the pitch when they’re out there supporting us.”
His future remains uncertain with Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and AC Milan all keeping tabs on his form.
SunSport revealed this week that Barcelona are eyeing a £40million move and are prepared to offer the winger Lionel Messi’s old number 10 shirt to secure his services.
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Argentine World Cup hero and eight-time Ballon D’or winner Messi, 36, left Barca in August 2021 and his number was handed to Ansu Fati.
But it has not had an owner since Fati moved to Brighton on loan in September this year.
It comes after Greenwood enjoyed a family Christmas at home after jetting into Manchester with his partner Harriet Robson.
He was pictured shopping with Wag Harriet in Hale, Cheshire, in the run up to Christmas.
The couple, who have a baby daughter, flew back to the UK to see family during the La Liga winter break which runs from December 23 to January 3.
Meanwhile Sir Jim Ratcliffe completed his 25 per cent takeover at Manchester United.
The British billionaire has purchased a £1.3billion stake in the Red Devils from the Glazer family.
Ratcliffe, who will run football operations at the club, had initially wanted to become the majority owner, but has now settled for a minority stake.
And it has been confirmed he will inject £237million into the club.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
