Manchester United 'to block Mason Greenwood from pre-season tour'

The one-cap England international has not played for the Red Devils since January 2022, shortly before his arrest on suspicion of rape and assault after a woman posted accusations on social media.

Greenwood was further arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and making threats to kill before being released on bail, by which time he had already been suspended by the Red Devils.

The forward was due to go on trial last November on charges of attempted rape, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and engaging in coercive and controlling behaviour, but the charges were dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service due to witnesses withdrawing and new material coming to light.

Free to resume his playing career, Greenwood trained individually during the final months of the 2022-23 season, and Man United apparently received data from the sessions as they conducted an internal investigation.

Club chiefs apparently intended to bring Greenwood back to Old Trafford, but once news of their plans was leaked and led to enormous uproar, they reversed their decision and told the attacker that his time at the club was over.

However, Man United opted against terminating his contract — which expires in 2025 — and instead sent him on loan to Getafe, where he has come good on the field with eight goals and five assists from 26 matches across La Liga and the Copa del Rey.

Getafe do not have an option or obligation to make the 22-year-old's stay permanent, but he is believed to be happy in Spain and is supposedly being targeted by both Barcelona and Atletico Madrid for a summer move.

La Liga president Javier