Chelsea make shock enquiry for Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood | OneFootball

Premier League rivals Chelsea have reportedly made a shock enquiry for Manchester United’s Mason Greenwood ahead of the summer transfer window.

Greenwood is currently in the last month of a very successful loan spell at Getafe that has seen him plunder an impressive ten goals and six assists in 32 games so far.

He has done well at Getafe and his performances have seemingly piqued the interest of some of Europe’s biggest clubs keen to offer him his next permanent home.

Greenwood was controversially suspended by United in January 2022 after he was arrested on suspicion of raping and assaulting a woman. The forward was charged with the mentioned offences but the case against him was eventually dropped, with the Crown Prosecution Service citing the withdrawal of key witnesses.

United subsequently launched an internal investigation into the matter and had provisionally planned to bring him back until their plans got leaked by the media. Following intense backlash and public outrage, club bosses led by former CEO Richard Arnold reversed their decision and decided to send the Englishman to Getafe on loan for the 2023/24 campaign.

Alongside Getafe who are keen to extend his stay at Estadio Coliseum, La Liga giants Atletico Madrid and Barcelona have also been mentioned as interested parties in Greenwood.

There is also admiration from Italy, with Juventus also believed to be pursuing the England international.

A recent report covered by The Peoples Person relayed that two Premier League clubs reached out to United to enquire about the possibility of signing Greenwood.

The two English top-flight teams were unnamed but according to TEAMtalk (via UtdDistrict), Chelsea is one of them.

While the Blues have not yet registered an official interest in adding the 22-year-old to their ranks, they’ve enquired about his situation.

TEAMtalk add that Mauricio Pochettino’s side are firmly aware that United want to part ways with Greenwood and have made steps to determine how much he would cost.

It’s believed that a fee in the region of £40million could get a deal for the player over the line.

Interestingly, TEAMtalk note that Aston Villa are also monitoring Greenwood and are alive to his situation in the event that a deal can be struck.

Needless to say, either side signing Greenwood would be very controversial. Not only has he come through the ranks at United, but the heavy baggage he carries with him threatens to unsettle any fanbase.

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