Mason Greenwood ‘to become a dad’ amid Man Utd exile

Mason Greenwood is reportedly set to become a father for the first time in the not-too-distant future as he continues to be frozen out at Manchester United and faces opposition from some of the club’s female players. The 21-year-old, who recently had attempted rape and assault charges against him dropped, has not played for the Red Devils for 13 months and is not expected to return until at least the end of the current season.

Greenwood will become a father later this year after recently learning that his partner is pregnant, according to The Sun. The player’s family are said to be ‘aware’ of the news and are looking forward to the baby’s arrival, which is expected to come in the summer.

The former England international was arrested in January of last year after a woman made claims against him but was cleared of any wrongdoing three weeks ago. He remains suspended by United but still collects his £75,000-per-week salary as per his contract, which is set to run until the end of the 2024/25 campaign.

It is said that Greenwood is desperate to return to United’s first-team squad as quickly as possible in order to start rebuilding his career, but reports have claimed that some of the club’s female players are vehemently opposed to the possibility of the forward being reinstated into the senior setup.

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The men’s and women’s teams share a handful of facilities at United’s training base at Carrington and a number of their female stars are thought to have told club officials that they would be deeply concerned if Greenwood was allowed to return. Another report from The Sun claims that a section of the squad hold ‘strong views’ on the situation, with a firm decision yet to be made on whether the United academy graduate should be welcomed back into the fold.

Natalie Burrell, founder of United Women’s Supporters’ Club, recently insisted that she never wants to see Greenwood in a Red Devils shirt again and expressed her belief that he could eventually be given the boot by the club’s hierarchy.

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