The debate continues. Author of three goals in two matches, Mason Greenwood very quickly confirmed that Olympique de Marseille had got their hands on a talented player, a “crack” who would perhaps never have worn their colors in another context. But the context, precisely, remains heavy.
It is always difficult not to mention the case that changed the career of the English winger: these accusations of domestic violence brought by his partner Harriett. She withdrew her complaint, and the couple is closer than ever since they welcomed their first child. But the photos and audios published at the time by the young woman continue to circulate, and they have left too much of an impression in England to be erased by Greenwood’s goals with OM.
In Manchester he is not missed
As a result, Greenwood, who Manchester United loaned to Getafe last season before selling him this summer, remains persona non grata in his country.s. “Generally speaking, Greenwood is known to be a talented player, summarizes in L’Equipe the journalist Danny Taylor, from The Athletic. At one time he was even seen as the future star of the England team. But all that has changed because of his off-sporting behaviour to the point where he has become almost a pariah here. Now he is no longer in the conversation when it comes to selection and is even expected to choose Jamaica as his sporting nationality. I live in Manchester and every fan I speak to supports the decision to part ways with him.”
In Marseille, things were seen differently. President Pablo Longoria hesitated before embarking on this track, and he conducted his own investigation to find out more about the player’s personality, with results that convinced him 100% to bet more than 30 million euros on him. In France, his case is divisive, but the many jerseys bearing Greenwood’s number 10 show that his English past has generally been forgotten.
