The mayor of Marseille is furious: “I will tell the president of Marseille not to take Greenwood”

THE Mason Greenwood has developed into… a burden for her Manchester Unitedwho are looking to sell him a year before his contract is up.

The England striker was involved in an assault and sexual abuse case in 2022 and, although the charges were dropped, he lost his place in the team and was loaned out to Getafe last year.

Now, there are scenarios that link them to various clubs, including the Marseilleby mayor of Marseilles however, to express his opposition to this eventuality.

“I had seen pictures that shocked me, beating your wife like that makes you unworthy and I don’t think it has a place in our team. I will ask the president of Marseille not to take him, I don’t want my team to be ashamed of having a player who hits his wife” said the Benoit Payanwhich had recently opposed the possibility of its acquisition Youssef Ataldue to his anti-Semitic publication.

“Je ne veux pas que mon club soit couvert par la honte”: Benoit Payan, mayor of Marseille, scandalise par une possible signing of Greenwood to l’OM https://t.co/GTa2G5eXRL pic.twitter.com/8VQ2N8Wsza

— BFM Marseille Provence (@BFMMarseille) July 9, 2024