A SPANISH club has reportedly launched a last-ditch bid to sign Mason Greenwood just hours before the transfer window closes.
The striker has not played since January 2022 after being arrested on suspicion of attempted rape, assault and coercive control.
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All charges were dropped this February but the Old Trafford outfit said Greenwood would leave the club last week.
And now La Liga club Getafe are trying to do a last minute loan deal for Greenwood, according to the Mirror.
Greenwood had reportedly been set to be welcomed back into the fold before SunSport exclusively reported United had made a U-turn due to the volatile reaction.
Other English clubs are said to similarly fear a public backlash if they were to provide Greenwood with a return to the pitch.
The transfer window deadline will pass for English clubs at 11pm tonight, with initial inquiries from domestic teams not followed up.
Failure to offload the £75,000-a-week Greenwood will leave United facing a bill of up to £8million.
This is because he still has two years left to run on his contract, with the club having the option to extend it by a further 12 months.
Instead, the striker has been left with no alternative but to move to an overseas club.
And if United cannot also mutually agree on cancelling Greenwood’s deal, his options are slim.
This is because most of Europe’s top leagues also shut their transfer windows on Friday.
The Scottish deadline passes at midnight, while it is 4pm in Germany and 6pm in Italy.
Clubs in Spain and France will no longer be able to sign players from 11pm and 10pm respectively.
It was reported this morning that Greenwood had been thrown a last-ditch lifeline by top European club Lazio – but the Italian deadline passed at 7pm.
There have also been no inquiries from Saudi Arabia, where teams have already hoovered up Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Karim Benzema this season.
The deadline in Saudi Arabia passes on September 7.