HE has wiped the slate cleanable aft leaving Manchester for a caller beingness abroad.
And it appears that Mason Greenwood is enjoying his caller commencement successful France, wherever helium is said to person enactment his enactment manner down him and go a “homebody”.
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AFPThe striker – who was accused of attempted rape, battle and coercive power successful January 2022 – was sold past summertime to Marseille successful a woody that netted boyhood squad Manchester United £23.3 million.
And this week, it was revealed that the 23-year-old and spouse Harriet Robson person conscionable welcomed their second daughter successful the French city.
The mates person carved retired a caller beingness 700 miles distant from Old Trafford, aft Greenwood was moved connected by United pursuing unit from home maltreatment campaigners erstwhile the maltreatment charges were dropped successful February 2023.
A root told The Sun Greenwood was ne'er apt to instrumentality to a British nine aft the furore.
They said: “Mason should beryllium Manchester United’s prima striker but the world is helium seemingly has nary mode back.
“He got 1 headdress for England and it’s improbable helium volition ever adhd to that.
“The scrutiny helium faces successful England would beryllium a cardinal times much than he’s had successful France. For instance, helium was erstwhile walking into a petrol presumption and idiosyncratic called him a rapist and videoed it.
“That doesn’t hap successful Marseille wherever he’s astir apt to beryllium stopped and told what a large subordinate helium is.
“He’s not being asked questions by the property and tin absorption connected his football.”
Bradford-born Greenwood was connected indebtedness to Spanish broadside Getafe for a play earlier his determination to Marseille.
Instagram images amusement him and Harriet enjoying the elemental beingness astatine location with their eldest girl Summer and Greenwood looks each inch the doting dad, talking softly to her arsenic a newborn, bottle-feeding and taking her for walks successful a buggy.
Before leaving Spain, the mates enjoyed a sunshine-soaked Mediterranean vacation and pictures amusement them relaxing connected a backstage yacht, Greenwood’s limb draped astir Harriet, who helium has dated since the property of 16.
Just earlier the determination to France, helium besides enjoyed what looked similar a solo travel to Tokyo wherever the £70,000-a-week subordinate went connected a buying spree, buying Harriet an Yves Saint Laurent handbag and a brace of decorator toddler shoes for Summer.
Our root said Mason has been enjoying shot overseas due to the fact that it gave his household much anonymity, but helium is inactive said to beryllium somewhat tense astir going retired and astir alone.
They said: “When helium went to Spain helium wasn’t playing for a monolithic nine similar Real Madrid and what Mason loved was being capable to bash mean household things, similar going retired for meals oregon buying with Harriet and not beryllium recognised.
“He is simply a batch happier now. His vocation is not going to beryllium what helium expected it to be, which is hard for a subordinate similar Mason, who knows however talented helium is.
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Instagram/hasrobson“He’s present having to measure what’s much important; does helium play for the champion squad helium tin oregon does helium conscionable request to play and person a much stable, structured location life?
“In France, he’s got bully influences astir him.
“Manchester is simply a tiny metropolis and you mightiness wonderment astir whether the radical who surrounded him determination had his champion interests astatine heart.
“In Marseille helium volition beryllium going retired with teammates and not truly hanging astir with anyone else.
“They are older, much mature, much blase and look much protective of him.
“If they spell retired for a squad meal, Mason isn’t apt to extremity up partying.”
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Baby Summer watches dada playInstagram/hasrobsonGreenwood had the satellite astatine his feet erstwhile helium enjoyed his breakout play for United successful 2019.
He was flying precocious when, successful January 2022, helium was arrested for attempted rate, battle and coercive control. He was rapidly dropped by sponsor Nike.
Police charges against him were dropped a twelvemonth aboriginal aft a “key witnesser withdrew their involvement”, according to the Crown Prosecution Service.
United flirted with the thought of bringing Greenwood backmost but, aft unit from home maltreatment campaigners, helium was enactment retired connected loan.
He’s happier and squad mates are protective
Club sourceIt wasn’t the archetypal clip Greenwood had been successful blistery h2o with the club.
In September 2020 helium and midfielder Phil Foden were sent location from England’s edifice successful Iceland for breaking Covid-19 guidelines.
The ungraded saw the brace sneak 2 Icelandic girls into the England squad hotel, which resulted successful pictures of the Three Lions stars being leaked connected societal media.
Greenwood was past accused of flouting restrictions again by throwing rowdy parties astatine a 13-bed Airbnb successful Manchester.
Since arriving successful Marseille, helium and exemplary Harriet, who has worked with brands similar Fashion Nova and Pretty Little Thing, are said to beryllium enjoying the “simple life”.
An insider this week said: “They are some delighted with the harmless accomplishment of their 2nd child. Mason is performing good connected the transportation and past helium comes location to Harriet and his children.
Scandal-hit timeline
Here's however the Man United striker's vocation unfolded
Oct 2018: Signs his archetypal professional declaration with Man United.
Sept 2020: Makes his elder planetary debut for England successful Iceland but is sent location for breaking covid rules.
Jan 2022: Arrested by Manchester cops aft a pistillate accused him of a fig of assaults via societal media. She posts video and pictures connected Instagram. He is suspended and dropped by Nike.
Feb 2022: All charges against Greenwood are dropped aft the Crown Prosecution Service says cardinal witnesses withdrew their engagement and caller worldly came to light.
August 2023: He is loaned to Spanish nine Getafe for the 2023-24 La Liga season.
July 2024: Leaves Man United successful a five-year woody with Marseille.
“Life is simpler and they person little distractions, which is suiting the some of them.”
Bosses astatine his caller nine person made it wide they enactment their caller signing portion dressing country sources accidental helium is simply a “very polite and benignant young man”.
They added: “If helium ever goes out, helium is ne'er alone. He is ever a small disquieted and vigilant.”
His determination to Marseille caused contention arsenic immoderate fans protested the determination and metropolis politician Benoit Payan claimed helium would bring “shame” to the club.
Greenwood has antecedently said that helium understood “people volition deliberation the worst” of him but his caller team’s president Pablo Longoria says fans are being won implicit by his footballing.
He told Spanish outlet Relevo: “His behaviour has been fantabulous since arriving… we are precise arrogant to person Mason among us.”
New manager Roberto De Zerbi said: “He’s a champion, an planetary level player.
“I don’t cognize what happened (in the UK), I’m not concentrating connected backstage lives.
“When a subordinate sings for the nine I see him my child.
“Even if I tin propulsion his receptor successful private, I volition support him publicly. My players are similar my sons.”
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