Marseille are exploring a deal to sign Mason Greenwood from Manchester United.
Talks between the Ligue 1 club and their Premier League counterparts are at an early stage and finances are yet to be discussed.
But Greenwood is a player Marseille are keen to recruit and they have held positive dialogue with the 22-year-old forward, who is believed to favour a Marseille over other options at this stage.
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A move to Marseille could see Greenwood work under Roberto De Zerbi, with the former Brighton & Hove Albion head coach on course to take over at Stade Velodrome.
The Athletic previously reported that Greenwood was subject to strong interest from Lazio among a number of suitors.
United’s preference for now is a permanent sale, although another loan or even returning to training with Erik ten Hag’s men are not being ruled out.
Juventus, Napoli and teams in Germany, Spain and Portugal are also monitoring the situation.
Getafe would like Greenwood to return for another spell after he scored 10 goals in 36 appearances during a temporary stay there last season.
Greenwood was made available for transfer after United confirmed in August 2023 that they had abandoned a plan to bring the forward back into their first-team squad.
It had been decided that Greenwood would resume his career away from Old Trafford after the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service discontinued a case against him for attempted rape, assault, and coercive control — following key witnesses withdrawing their cooperation.
Greenwood denied all of the allegations against him.
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