Mason Greenwood’s former Manchester United teammates react to his £30m Marseille signing

Mason Greenwood’s former Manchester United teammates have reacted to his £30million transfer to Marseille.

Greenwood, 22, will hyperlink up with ex-Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi after signing a contract with the French aspect. Final season he was named Getafe’s Participant of the Season after he registered 10 objectives and 6 assists on mortgage.

Marseille supporters launched a #GreenwoodNotWelcome marketing campaign earlier in July and whereas some welcomed him to the airport with cheers on Wednesday evening, others protested within the fiercest phrases on social media.

Now, among the participant’s former teammates have shared their response to his transfer by leaving emojis beneath one in every of his posts.

The 22-year-old posted an image of himself with Marseille’s Spanish President Pablo Longoria with the caption: ‘Actually excited for this new chapter. Allez l’OM!’

Commenting beneath, his former Pink Devils team-mate Jadon Sancho left a reward emoji whereas Nottingham Forest’s Anthony Elanga mentioned ‘Allez Mon garrrrr’, which interprets to ‘come on my garrrr’.

Lille midfielder Angel Gomes, who got here by means of the Man United academy with Greenwood, left a coronary heart and shut mouth emoji subsequent to a pair of eyes. 

Sam Mather, Di’Shon Bernard, Shola Shoretire and Deji Sotona – who all both performed for the United academy or are nonetheless there – wished him luck as properly.

Greenwood was charged with tried rape, assault and controlling and coercive behaviour in October 2022, however the prices and case had been dropped in February 2023 when key witnesses withdrew. The ahead has denied any wrongdoing. 

Following his arrival on the membership, one fan wrote on X: ‘By no means been so ashamed to assist this membership. Disgusted to see this man in our colours, disgusted to see that he’s defended and even supported by some. With out me,

‘By no means been so ashamed to assist this membership. Disgusted to see this man in our colours, disgusted to see that he’s defended and even supported by some. With out me,’ wrote one fan on X, previously Twitter.

‘Bunch of filthy huge guys, you disgust,’ wrote one other.

One fan branded it the ‘most immoral second’ within the membership’s historical past.

In the meantime, a well-followed fan account has acquired greater than 2,000 likes for an prolonged essay decrying the signing.

It reads: ‘There are issues which might be rather more necessary than soccer… and respect for ladies is one in every of them!!!

‘I’m terribly dissatisfied with the arrival of Mason Greenwood on the membership that I’ve supported since I used to be little. The membership that I fell in love with, for its gamers, its historical past but additionally, and above all, for its values and its stances, the place girls occupy a really massive place.

‘What message are you sending, with this signature, to the 1000’s of girls who fill the stands of the Vélodrome, to the hundreds of thousands of girls who assist you around the globe, to the handfuls of girls and kids, victims of home violence whom you welcomed throughout Covid???

‘OM is above all a soccer membership, so I fully perceive that the managers solely thought in regards to the athlete, and never in regards to the values ​​and picture of the membership… however for me, that does not work anyway.

‘However hey, now he is right here. So I will not cheer or shout his title when he scores, but when he needs and tries to develop into a greater individual, then I’ll assist him in that course of.. however that is it for me!’

There have been additionally messages of excellent luck and welcome for Greenwood littered beneath Marseille’s publish saying his arrival.

On Wednesday Joey Barton threw his hat within the ring and argued that he ‘deserves an opportunity to get on along with his profession’.

He additionally added that he thinks England would have gained Euro 2024 if Gareth Southgate had taken him.