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Roberto De Zerbi reveals warning he sent Mason Greenwood and says Man Utd outcast was the 'first player' he called to sign for Marseille

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After impressing on loan at Getafe last season – <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/mason-greenwood-player-of-the-season-getafe-tribute-departing-starboy-man-utd-transfer-decision/blt6ba57643bda6db0f" target="_blank">winning their Player of the Year award</a> – one-cap England international Greenwood was always expected to be on the move this summer. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/why-mason-greenwood-man-utd-future-alive-controversial-clause-27m-marseille-transfer-explained/blt6ae6c2021bf0f4c8" target="_blank">Manchester United opened themselves up to offers</a> for a player that no longer figured in their long-term plans.

WHAT HAPPENED?

The 22-year-old forward was linked with clubs across Europe, but has taken on a new challenge in France. Former Brighton boss <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/roberto-de-zerbi-attraction-mason-greenwood-marseille-man-utd-ex-brighton-boss-called-every-day-transfer-negotiations/blt918ca004ec3c578e" target="_blank">De Zerbi pushed for that deal to be done</a>, telling <a href="https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Article/Roberto-de-zerbi-si-tu-reussis-a-l-om-c-est-encore-plus-beau/1501451 " target="_blank">L’Equipe</a> of how he helped to get a transfer completed: “Greenwood is the first player I called. I spoke with his father, who must be the same age as me. I warned him about the demands of this club, telling him: 'OM is OM.' He replied: 'I remember the historic OM, which played in European Cup finals'.”

WHAT DE ZERBI SAID

There were <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/mason-greenwood-not-welcome-campaign-launched-marseille-fans-man-utd-outcast-permanent-transfer-ligue-1/blt94ad61cceaf8e8d3" target="_blank">protests against Greenwood’s arrival</a> from some Marseille supporters, but De Zerbi said of welcoming a divisive character to Stade Velodrome: “I said that when a player becomes my player, I am the first to pin him to the wall if he makes a mistake. But towards the outside, I will always defend him as I would defend my son.”

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Greenwood has made an early impact at Marseille, with <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/video-mason-greenwood-dancing-feet-goal-ex-man-utd-forward-opponent-chasing-shadows-second-strike-27m-marseille-transfer/blt36ae910670ed23ea" target="_blank">two goals recorded during pre-season outings</a>. Having found his feet during friendly appearances, the highly-rated winger is now ready for a 2024-25 Ligue 1 opener away at Brest on Saturday.

WHAT NEXT?

Roberto De Zerbi reveals warning he sent Mason Greenwood and says Man Utd outcast was the 'first player' he called to sign for Marseille | Goal.com English Oman

Roberto De Zerbi says Mason Greenwood was the “first player” he called as Marseille boss, with the ex-Manchester United ace sent pre-transfer warning.

Roberto De Zerbi reveals warning he sent Mason Greenwood and says Man Utd outcast was the &apos;first player&apos; he called to sign for Marseille