Mason Greenwood was cast as the former Manchester United star involved in the bust-up.
Former Manchester United man Mason Greenwood faced a sensational 18 minutes of action for Marseille as he underwent a medical before his injury.
Mason Greenwood was thrown to the floor in anger after just 13 minutes of Marseille’s Ligue 1 clash with Lille on Sunday. The former Manchester United star picked up the ball in his half but was cleared by Calvin Verdonk, who was shown a yellow card.
Greenwood didn’t take too kindly to the foul and quickly got up to tackle Lille’s left-back but was body-checked on the floor by Haakon Haraldsson, who rushed to the scene, sparking a mass brawl between more players. Both the latter and Greenwood were booked for their parts in Fracas.
The 24-year-old was only on the pitch for a few minutes after that, as he was replaced by Arsenal’s Ethan Nwaneri through injury. He opened the scoring for Marseille with a close-range effort just before half-time.
However, second-half goals from Thomas Meunier and late substitute Olivier Giroud saw Lille depart the Stade Vélodrome with all three points. Despite defeats to Champions League qualification rivals, it has been an impressive season for Marseille as they sit third in the table.
Greenwood has been key to their strong form, as he has scored 25 goals in all competitions and provided eight assists in that period. Although he hasn’t played for United in four years, interest remains in how he performs and if transfer suitors take note of his displays.
That’s because United included a sell-on clause when they completed the £26.6 million move for Marseille that entitles them to up to 50 per cent of the profits from a potential sale.
Serie A side Juventus are believed to be interested in signing Greenwood this summer, with £60 million required as the transfer fee required to sign him.
United could therefore take a maximum of £30m from such a move, with less than half the profit, although Marseille is keen for more given his future clause.
Mason Greenwood has been linked with a move to Juventus. (Photo: Dave Winter/Shutterstock)
Former loan club Getafe will also be keeping an eye on Greenwood, as the Spanish club is believed to have negotiated around 20 percent of United’s potential windfall.
Marseille getting Champions League football for next season could impact Greenwood’s future; with the extra funds, he might want to stay.
Under the leadership of Habib Baye, Marseille has now taken over the final guarantee of Champions League qualification following Roberto de Zerbi’s departure. They sit one point ahead of fourth-placed Lyon and now just two ahead of Lille.
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