Marseille joins race for Manchester United striker Mason Greenwood
Marseille are exploring a deal to sign Manchester United striker Mason Greenwood, talkSPORT understands.
The French giants are in contact with Old Trafford bosses, although discussions are at an early stage.
Marseilles They are interested in adding Greenwood to their team after holding positive conversations with the player.
The 22-year-old is believed to prefer a move to the Ligue 1 club over other options at the moment.
manchester united stay focused on selling Mason Greenwood this summer and is aiming to get as close to his £40million valuation as possible, talkSPORT reported on Wednesday.
Greenwood has strong interest from Lazio, Napoli and Juventus, as well as clubs in Spain, Germany and Portugal.
Serie A side Lazio saw a bid worth more than £17m rejected earlier this year.
A move to the Orange Velodrome is likely to see Greenwood link up with the former Brighton manager. Roberto De Zerbi After Marseille reached an agreement in principle to become the new coach of the Club.
OM want to strengthen their attack this season and see Greenwood as the perfect complement to last season's top scorer, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Last season's disappointing eighth place finish in the league means Marseille will not play in European competition next season as they look to get their domestic fortunes back on track.
Greenwood scored ten goals in 36 appearances for Getafe last season and the La Liga club have made it clear they would like him to stay for another 12 months.
Manchester United made the forward available for transfer in August 2023 after scrapping their plans to reintegrate him into the first team at Old Trafford.
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It comes after the club decided their academy graduate would continue his career outside the club after the Crown Prosecution Service dropped charges of attempted rape, assault and coercive control against him.
Greenwood denied all allegations made against him following his initial arrest at his home in January 2022.
