Arto surrender or resist. To resist. Mason Greenwood is Lotito’s greatest transfer wish. After the purchases of Tchaouna and Noslin (official yesterday), in full protest he is looking for the authorial, sensational move, he who had thrown himself on the Englishman in September, when he was out of Manchester United and no one was looking for him. After the explosion at Getafe, Lotito was among the first to move to reconnect and try to close the operation that fell through at the end of the 2023 market. He suffered the advance of Juve, he has not given up. Lotito is insisting, he has remained in the wake of the Bianconeri and is trying to steal their shot. The offer of 20 million plus a 50% resale percentage was not enough for the president to convince United, it remained on the table and could be improved.
Lazio-Greenwoow: new contacts and all the numbers
New contacts are expected in the next two days with the English, stuck on the request of 30 million pounds, about 35 million euros, to sell Greenwood outright. The date of June 30 has passed, the sudden austerity against the crazy spending that hit English football forced sales by the end of last season. It is July 1 and Manchester is now in no hurry to sell. It has been said that Greenwood is destined to leave for sure, the news coming from England is not so peremptory. United had shown the Englishman the door, suspending him, after the court case that broke out in January 2022, he was arrested on charges of rape, assault and threatening his girlfriend. On 2 February 2023 the charges were dropped “due to the withdrawal of key witnesses and new evidence which removes any prospect of conviction”. Manchester decided to loan him out: “All parties recognise that it would be difficult for him to restart his career at Manchester United. It has therefore been agreed that it would be more appropriate to restart away from Old Trafford”. Hence the near arrival at Lazio and the move to Getafe. Greenwood scored 8 goals and provided 6 assists in 33 La Liga games in Spain.
Greenwood, watch out for the competition
Lotito has not given up and believes more than anyone. He believes he can convince Greenwood again, who had given the green light to the transfer in September, today he is attracted by Juve and Atletico Madrid. Lazio was ready to give him a chance that no one gave, will you remember? The last to enter was De Zerbi’s Olympique Marseille, there is interest from the Bundesliga. Lotito also believes he can battle with Juve and is convinced that Manchester can loosen their grip on the price. To close Greenwood to Lazio, Juve, who had said they were willing to spend 40 million for the Englishman, need to change their objective. And Manchester must grant a discount while agreeing to sell the player with a high resale percentage. Greenwood in 2022 was considered a star with a future perspective, potentially one of the brightest in English football. Today he is 22 years old and very eager to find a team for the future, not just a passing one. Lotito offers him a place of honor in Lazio, which will try to flourish again and is in desperate need of heroes. Lotito needs them too.
