Former Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood scored his first goal since his permanent transfer to Marseille this summer from Manchester United.
The 22-year-old, who spent the last season on loan at Getafe, made a permanent move from Man United to the Ligue 1 sideThe former England international joined the Ligue 1 giants last week after Marseille agreed to pay €30 million to Manchester United.Marseille successfully outpaced several European clubs, including Lazio, to secure Greenwood's signature.
Greenwood made his debut for his new club and scored his first goal during a pre-season friendly against French second-division side Pau FC on Saturday.Meanwhile, Getafe are poised to continue profiting from Greenwood despite opting not to buy the forward from Manchester United. The Spanish club added a clause that would see them get 20% of all future profit the striker would bring to Manchester United.reports that United themselves included a sell-on clause that would require Marseille to give them 30% from any future possible sales of the striker. As part of the deal struck last year, United will remit 20% of this profit to Getafe.reported that Manchester United had added a surprising clause to Greenwood's sale to Marseille.
The move is surprising given that the chances of Greenwood returning to the club are low following the shroud of controversy he left under.Viginia Akinyi is the current import editor at Briefly News. She holds a B.Sc. in Communication and Public Relations from Moi University and has previously worked with Lolwe TV, Daily Nation Eldoret Bureau and SportsBrief.com. Email: [email protected].
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