Barcelona ‘respond to Man Utd’s Mason Greenwood price tag’ amid transfer interest

Barcelona ‘respond to Man Utd’s Mason Greenwood price tag’ amid transfer interest

Manchester United are looking to sell Mason Greenwood this summer, with Barcelona having been touted as one of his possible destinations amid his solid season on loan at Getafe

 

Mason Greenwood of Getafe CF looks on during the LaLiga EA Sports match between Getafe CF and Girona FC at Coliseum Alfonso Perez on March 16, 2024 in Getafe, Spain.

Manchester United are willing to sell Mason Greenwood this summer.

 

Barcelona have reportedly informed Manchester United that their price tag for Mason Greenwood is well outside their budget.

 

Barca have been touted as one of Greenwood’s potential destinations this summer. His career at United is all but over after the club conducted an internal investigation into the striker.

 

That came after the Crown Prosecution Service dropped charges of attempted rape, controlling and coercive behaviour and assault occasioning actual bodily harm against the Englishman.

 

He subsequently joined Getafe on loan for the season and has performed solidly for the La Liga side. They are keen to keep him beyond this summer, though his form is said to have attracted the eye of Barca.

 

 

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But the likelihood of Greenwood moving to the Nou Camp has now been hit by a major blow. Earlier this week, United’s football director John Murtough and head of negotiations Matt Hargreaves met with Barca’s sporting director Deco in Barcelona.

 

According to Mundo Deportivo, one of the topics that was discussed was Barca’s interest in Greenwood. While he is not high on the Spanish side’s shopping list, they do hold an interest in the 22-year-old.

 

It is claimed that the United chiefs asked Barca how far their interest extended and informed them of the £51m tag they have placed on his head. But that revelation was met with a negative reaction.

 

 

Deco appears to have ruled Barcelona out of a move for Greenwood.

Instead of hinting they would be able to match such a fee, Deco is said to have instead ruled Barca out of paying such a hefty amount. He reportedly insisted that Barca will not enter into bids and that £51m would be outside of their budget.

 

The pushback from Barca comes after United’s new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe appeared to open the door to a return for Greenwood. The striker will not attend the club’s pre-season tour, though Ratcliffe insisted he is yet to make a decision on the 22-year-old’s future.

 

“We will make a decision, correct. All I can do is talk about the principle of how we will approach decisions like that. Is he the right type of footballer, are we happy with if is he a good person or not?” Ratcliffe said.

 

“He’s a Manchester United footballer, so we are in charge of football. So the answer is ‘Yeah, we have to make decisions. It’s quite clear we have to make a decision. There is no decision that’s been made.

 

 

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“He’s on-loan obviously, but he’s not the only one. We’ve got one or two footballers that we have to deal with and we have to make a decision on so we will do that. The process will be: understand the facts not the hype.

 

“Then try and come to fair decision on the basis of values, which is basically is he a good guy or not? Could he play sincerely for Manchester United well, would we be comfortable with it and would the fans be comfortable with it?”