Manchester United could be set to receive a financial boost from Mason Greenwood as selling terms are taking shape.
When Mason Greenwood was sold to Marseille for nearly €26m, he became one of Man Utd’s most expensive sales of all time.
For a player who was unlikely to ever play for the club again, United getting that money was a good piece of business.
Even better was the sell-on clause inserted in the deal, which could be about to take shape in the form of a financial boost.
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Greenwood started the season well in France, and reports were that the French club could be flush with cash when a top club comes in for him.
He has gone off the boil since then, but there remain clubs who are interested in his ability to score goals.
Fenerbahce want Greenwood, with the forward being the key transfer target for both presidential candidates in Turkey.
As per Fabrizio Romano, Marseille have set an asking price of an initial €50m, with an additional €5m.
Turkish clubs have the ability to pay the premium for key targets, as seen in Victor Osimhen’s case last summer, so that price doesn’t seem outrageous.
A major reason why Marseille are asking for a marquee price is that they will have to share a profit of the fee with Man Utd.
Man Utd’s earnings if Greenwood is sold for €50m
United have a reported 50% sell-on clause on Greenwood, but on profit rather than the transfer fee.
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That means if Marseille sell him for €50m, they bank a profit of nearly €25m on the fee they paid United for him.
50% of that profit will go to United, meaning they stand to receive around €12.5m from the sale, plus the same percentage of any add-ons Marseille negotiate.
Overall, that would take the money earned from Greenwood to around £35m, which is brilliant business considering the circumstances he left the club in.
That fee will also count as pure profit in United’s account and ease more of the cash flow issues to further improve United’s already improving financial condition.
United will be watching these developments closely.
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