Before the international break, Marseille’s top scorer was put on the bench, with a clear message from Roberto de Zerbi: We expect more! French media have reported dissatisfaction with the former Manchester United player, where attitude, effort and lack of form have been topics. It went so far that there was talk of a surprise sale as early as this summer. On Sunday, the 23-year-old showed that he has understood the situation. For Manchester United, a short-term, economic downturn.
Marseille have struggled with defeat in the last three games, against Toulouse the whole team woke up – led by a “screamer” of a shot from Greenwood.
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The game ended with a win for Marseille and Greenwood showed he is back on track – which does not lead away from Marseille this summer.
Manchester United has a resale clause where the club takes 50 percent of the future sale income on Greenwood from Marseille. With the signal that the 23-year-old could already be on his way to the market, the United management saw an opportunity to pull in a few tens of millions of euros that were not in the budget.
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But with Greenwood out of De Zerbi’s freezer and back on the scoresheet with a spectacular finish, United probably shouldn’t count on this much-needed extra income this summer.
