Mason Greenwood could reportedly look to explore a transfer to China if Man Utd block his return to first-team training after Thursday’s announcement that all criminal charges against the striker have been dropped.
Greenwood, 21, had been facing charges including attempted rape and assault but the Crown Prosecution Service said the case had been discontinued as “the withdrawal of key witnesses and new material that came to light meant there was no longer a realistic prospect of conviction”.
On Friday Erik Ten Hag declined to comment on Greenwood’s case directly, instead referring to a Man Utd statement which said “the club will now conduct its own process before determining next steps” regarding the academy product, who has been suspended from playing and training since January 2022.
Depending on the outcome of the internal investigation, Greenwood is ‘eyeing a football career in China if Manchester United sack him’.
After the club suspended him last year, the England international ‘told pals he had no intention of playing for United again’ but he has now ‘”begrudgingly” accepted United’s stance’.
A source told The Sun: “At the time he was adamant he didn’t want to put on the red shirt again. He felt like the club didn’t stand by him. “He said he would be happy to go and play in China as long as that meant he was getting paid well and was playing. His view may have softened over the last few months, but he was not happy at all.”
