Borussia Dortmund have refused to rule out the possibility of signing Manchester United striker Mason Greenwood and will make a call after Saturday's Champions League final against Real Madrid.
Greenwood, 22, is expected to return to Old Trafford this summer after spending the season on loan at La Liga side Getafe, where he scored 8 goals in 33 league appearances and was named player of the season.
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Juventus and Atletico Madrid have been linked with a move for the former England international and Dortmund, who took winger Jadon Sancho from United on loan in January, have emerged as a possible destination for Greenwood, who has a year left. of contract with United. .
Reports in Germany have suggested that Dortmund are prepared to take Greenwood on loan and, speaking on the club's final media day in the Champions League, sporting director Sebastian Kehl said all plans are on hold until after the Saturday's clash at Wembley against Madrid.
“At the moment I don't want to talk about rumors because it doesn't make sense,” Kehl said. “Let's play that final on Saturday.
“Of course we have our plans for next season and of course we discussed many scenarios, but nothing for today. Let's focus, anticipate the game on Saturday and then we will see how we progress.”
When asked if Greenwood is a player Dortmund admires, Kehl said: “I don't want to talk about that now.”
Greenwood has not played for United since appearing in the 1-0 Premier League win against West Ham United at Old Trafford in January 2022. A week later, he was arrested on suspicion of rape and assault, and police of Greater Manchester confirmed the existence of “Social media images and videos posted by a woman reporting incidents of physical violence.” United immediately suspended the then 20-year-old from training and matches “until further notice.”
In October of that year, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced that Greenwood would be charged with attempted rape, controlling and coercive behavior and assault occasioning actual bodily harm, with a trial date set for November 2023.
However, the CPS dropped all charges against Greenwood in February 2023 because “a combination of the withdrawal of key witnesses and new material coming to light meant there was no longer a realistic prospect of conviction”.
United later announced they would conduct their own internal investigation.
That concluded in August 2023, when the club announced that Greenwood would not resume his career at Old Trafford. United said in a statement: “Everyone involved, including Mason, recognizes the difficulties in him restarting his career at Manchester United. It was therefore mutually agreed that it would be more appropriate for him to do so away from Old Trafford, and we “We will now work with Mason to achieve that outcome.”
Greenwood's move to Getafe allowed him to continue his career away from United, but although the Spanish club are interested in signing him again next season, sources have said United would prefer a permanent move and a transfer fee for the player.
Sources have told ESPN that United will trigger a one-year extension on Greenwood's contract if he goes out on loan again this summer to maintain the prospect of offloading him for a transfer fee next year.
