{"id":93074,"date":"2023-09-16T13:20:51","date_gmt":"2023-09-16T13:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=93074"},"modified":"2023-09-16T13:20:51","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T13:20:51","slug":"mason-greenwood-named-in-getafe-matchday-squad-as-ex-man-utd-man-nears-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/soccer\/mason-greenwood-named-in-getafe-matchday-squad-as-ex-man-utd-man-nears-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Mason Greenwood named in Getafe matchday squad as ex-Man Utd man nears debut"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    Mason Greenwood has been named in Getafe's 21-man matchday squad for their La Liga contest against Osasuna.<\/p>\n

    The Manchester United loanee is all set to make his debut for the club on Sunday after receiving a very warm welcome from fans. The 21-year-old has cheered during his unveiling and during an open training session seven months after all charges against him were dropped.<\/p>\n

    Greenwood, who had initially been charged for attempted rape, controlling and coercive behaviour and assault occasioning actual bodily harm which he denied, joined the La Liga outfit after United's U-turn over keeping him in the Premier League.<\/p>\n

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    Getafe named their squad for the fixture on Saturday afternoon with Greenwood expected to play some part.<\/p>\n

    Should the former England international get on the pitch, it will be his first professional appearance since January of 2022, working out to 603 days.<\/p>\n

    Greenwood tried to keep his fitness levels up during his United suspension by training on his own before his summer move to Spain was confirmed.<\/p>\n

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    It was spotted earlier in the summer that Greenwood was wearing seven-year old Nike boots during training after they dropped him as a client.<\/p>\n

    His official unveiling was packed with fans of the Madrid club with one homemade sign asking for his shirt – which he was happy to sort.<\/p>\n

    Manager Jose Bordalas has said of the signing: "It is too delicate a situation to trivialise this issue. Everybody knows what happened, the appropriate measures were taken.<\/p>\n

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    "Obviously we can only talk about football, about other issues, I think, that the people and the relevant systems did what they had to do, and everybody knows how it ended – without a condemnatory sentence.<\/p>\n

    "He's a footballer of the highest level, who comes to Getafe with enormous hope. We are going to help him to recover his best level."<\/p>\n