Manchester United reach agreement with Marseille for Mason Greenwood and it includes a huge resale clause

Marseille have reached an agreement with Manchester United for the permanent transfer of Mason Greenwood.

Greenwood is training alone away from the rest of the Man United players, who have already returned for pre-season, while the club sorts out his future.

Last month, talkSPORT reported Marseille is excited to add Greenwood to their team and have had positive discussions with him.

They appear to have won the race for the striker and will pay £26.7m, of which £23.3m is a fixed fee and another £3.4m in add-ons.

United will also receive 50 percent of any future sales.

The 22-year-old had also attracted strong interest from Lazio, Napoli and Juventus, as well as clubs in Spain, Germany and Portugal.

A £17m bid from Lazio for Greenwood was rejected earlier this year.

The Bradford-born player spent last season on loan at LaLiga side Getafe.

We reported that the Spanish club have opened talks with Manchester United for another season-long loan, but Greenwood will make the move permanent.

Last August, the Red Devils confirmed that the striker would continue his career outside the club following an internal investigation.

Greenwood was arrested in January 2022 on suspicion of rape, assault and threats to kill after images and videos appeared online.

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He was later suspended by the club and he denied all allegations.

All The charges were later dropped. by the Crown Prosecution Service in February 2023 due to “a combination of the withdrawal of key witnesses and new material”.

However, United still conducted its internal investigation.

He last played for Manchester United on 22 January 2022 in a 1-0 win over West Ham.