Manchester United are reported to be preparing a €100 million offer to bring Mason Greenwood back to Old Trafford in the coming summer transfer window, according to reports in Spain that name the Premier League club as the strongest option to sign him.
Greenwood, who joined Marseille in July 2024 for €31.6 million, has pushed himself back into the headlines with his output on the pitch: last term he scored 21 goals and supplied five assists in 34 Ligue Un appearances, and in 2025/26 he has 21 goals and eight assists in 42 matches in all competitions for the French club.
The numbers matter to Marseille as much as to any bidder. Manchester United kept a financial interest when they sold Greenwood — the club retained a 50 per cent sell-on clause when the transfer was completed last summer — and reports now suggest United could convert that retained stake into a decisive move to reacquire the forward.
That sale last summer came after a long public saga: Greenwood was suspended by Manchester United on January 30, 2022 over allegations relating to a young woman after images and videos were posted online, and the Crown Prosecution Service announced in February 2023 that the case had been discontinued. Marseille took the risk of signing him in July 2024, a decision that has been vindicated on the field by his scoring return.
Still, the transfer picture is not straightforward. Club adviser Mathieu Grégoire has painted a narrower market for Greenwood, saying England and Saudi Arabia are effectively closed and suggesting a big Spanish club or an Italian team might be realistic destinations. Grégoire stressed the need for a substantial fee — he put the floor at 70 or 80 million euros — and said Manchester United still owns 40% of the player’s rights, a remark that complicates the accounting around any sale.
That statement sits uneasily alongside the widely reported 50 per cent sell-on clause United kept when Greenwood left for Marseille, and it creates a clear tension for potential buyers and for Marseille’s finances. A separate calculation circulated in coverage of the case suggested OM would receive only 60% of a future transfer fee if United retained 40% of the player’s rights; the competing percentages change how urgently Marseille might cash in this summer, particularly after missing out on Champions League qualification.
There is also fresh public pressure. Former France international Christophe Dugarry has urged Greenwood to move on following a poor performance against Nantes in early May, describing the display as shameful and saying the player should leave Marseille. Those critiques underscore both the on-field stakes for Greenwood and the wider reputational debate that has followed him since 2022.
Paris Saint-Germain, meanwhile, are reported not to be giving up the fight for Greenwood, ensuring any sale would draw interest across Europe. Grégoire floated Atlético as a possible Spanish suitor, but reiterated that any transfer will demand a hefty fee — a point that aligns with Manchester United’s reported readiness to lodge a €100 million bid and with Marseille’s likely need to raise cash if they fail to qualify for the Champions League.
The next move is procedural as much as sporting. If Manchester United do put a €100 million offer on the table, it would meet or exceed the valuation Marseille’s advisors have publicly set and reconcile the club’s need to sell with United’s retained financial interest. That would make United the most concrete suitor on paper and could settle a transfer that began with Greenwood’s €31.6 million move to Marseille in July 2024. Round Time News reported earlier that Marseille Fc face transfer crossroads as Mason Greenwood could leave this summer —
Given the figures on the table and Greenwood’s scoring form, the most consequential development for readers this week is whether United will convert the reported intent into a formal bid and how Marseille will account for the club’s retained rights when weighing offers; that decision will determine whether Greenwood stays in France, returns to Manchester, or moves to another European heavyweight this summer.
