Mason Greenwood will return to Football Manager, developers confirm

Posted on : 09/07/2023
Mason Greenwood will return to Football Manager, developers confirm
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Mason Greenwood will return to Football Manager ‘at the next scheduled update’, video game developers confirm after the Man United forward’s loan move to Getafe

  • Manchester United star Mason Greenwood joined Getafe on loan last week
  • The forward is set to return to Football Manager, with his suspension now lifted
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Mason Greenwood is set to return to Football Manager following his deadline day move to Getafe, the makers of the video game series have confirmed.

Greenwood was arrested on suspicion attempted rape, assault and controlling and coercive behaviour in January 2022, and Sports Interactive soon removed the 21-year-old forward from the game after he was suspended by Manchester United.

The forward, whose charges were dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service in February 2023 after ‘key witnesses’ withdrew from the case, has now started a new chapter in Spain after sealing a loan move to Getafe last week.

Manchester United, despite initially planning to reintegrate Greenwood after a six-month internal investigation, ultimately announced that the star would not play for the club again after receiving extreme backlash from the public at the prospect of his return.

Now that the forward is on loan at Getafe – and, more crucially, back from his suspension – the makers of Football Manager have revealed their plan to add him back into the game ‘at the next scheduled update’.

Mason Greenwood is set to return to Football Manager following his loan move to Getafe

The Manchester United star, whose charges were dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service in February 2023, has now started a new chapter in Spain after over 18 months out of football

‘Players or officials serving indefinite suspensions from football, for any reason, are removed from Football Manager at the first opportunity,’ Sports Interactive told The Athletic.

‘When suspensions or playing restrictions are lifted, the player or official will be reinstated in-game at the next scheduled update.’

Greenwood, who was given a warm reception after being unveiled as a Getafe player on Wednesday, could make his LaLiga debut against Osasuna on September 17, after the international break.

Sports Interactive have yet not confirmed an official release date for Football Manager 24.

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Greenwood was given a warm reception after being unveiled as a Getafe player on Wednesday

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