Manchester United female football fans insist on boycotting Greenwood, no matter how good they play, it will be difficult to return to the Premier League/England

Hupu, November 25th: The French media L'Equipe wrote a column on Marseille winger Greenwood before the game against Newcastle.

In theory, Marseille's game against Newcastle on Tuesday night - the fifth round of the Champions League group stage - could have been an opportunity for Mason Greenwood to rekindle his domestic glory. This is the first time the 24-year-old England forward has faced a Premier League team in an official game since leaving Manchester United to join Getafe on loan in the summer of 2023 (moving to Marseille a year later). He could have used this game to showcase his goal-scoring ability to his compatriots and change their perception of him.

Especially after the "Daily Mail" recently reported that Greenwood is "obsessed" with returning to the England team (he played once for England in 2020) before the World Cup (held from June 11 to July 19, 2026 in the United States, Mexico and Canada). In the previous months, he had considered playing for his mother's home country, Jamaica.

Considering that the British media only pay attention to the news of Ligue 1, they also know very little about the news of Marseille, but the rumors of Greenwood's possible transfer have attracted their attention.

In addition, there are also rumors about the forward's transfer next summer and the impact that transfer may have on Manchester United (Manchester United will receive 40% of the full transfer fee).

At the same time, even if Greenwood eventually wins the Champions League top scorer this season, he is unlikely to return to the England national team in the short or medium term.

Because on the other side of the Taiwan Strait, public opinion is still deeply affected by a set of photos exposed in January 2022. The photo shows Greenwood's partner Harriet Robson with her face covered in blood, along with a rare recording of the violence. In the recording, a voice believed to be Greenwood's demanded non-consensual sex with her.

Although the charges against him were eventually dropped in February 2023 after a lengthy investigation, and his relationship with Robson has since been cordial (they have two children), his image in England is still so damaged that Thomas Tuchel will not call him up.

Tuchel said in September: "We are not considering him for the national team."

This detail is significant because even after Greenwood's legal dispute was over, Manchester United ultimately decided to part ways with him, in part due to pressure from the Manchester United Women's Football Fans Club founded by Natalie Burrell.

Her view of the player who made his first appearance for the England national team in 2020 has not changed (*), telling L'Equipe: "He has never admitted that his behavior was very bad, as if he did not understand what he was accused of. In my opinion, unless he clearly expresses regret, it is impossible for him to return to play in England, whether for the national team or a Premier League club..."