Manchester United have been dealt a potential blow as Fabrizio Romano has provided an update on Mason Greenwood’s future at Marseille.

Greenwood left Man Utd permanently during the 2024 summer transfer window, as he joined Marseille in a deal worth around £26m.

The Red Devils decided to move Greenwood on after he faced charges relating to attempted rape and assault. This case was discontinued following the withdrawal of key witnesses, but he was sent to Getafe on loan after the Premier League giants conducted an internal investigation.

Greenwood attracted interest from across Europe after he grabbed eight goals and six assists for Getafe and Marseille fended off competition to sign him.

The 23-year-old has 16 goals and three assists in his 28 Marseille appearances, but he started their last two Ligue Un matches on the bench.

Explaining this decision, Marseille boss Robert De Zerbi insisted Greenwood needs to “sacrifice more”.

“No one can have more respect for him than I do,” De Zerbi said.

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“But that doesn’t change anything: I expect more from him. He has to do more, because what he is currently showing is not enough.

“If he wants to achieve his ambition of becoming a champion, he has to be more consistent, sacrifice more and be more determined.”

Man Utd need to raise funds for a huge summer rebuild, and recent developments regarding Greenwood provided a potential boost as they have a 50% sell-on clause. They could earn around £31m amid interest from PSG. 

However, De Zerbi has since poured cold water on exit speculation, insisting he “really adores” Greenwood.

“He’s someone I really adore, just as I adore his father,” De Zerbi said.

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“He had a bit of a difficult time with the birth of a daughter. He’s not used to playing intense seasons as a main player. He didn’t push 100% and his physical condition declined. My project is to create something.

“Luis Enrique in Paris, he created a soul, a way of thinking, for example. He agreed to train before the group. He trained very well this week.

“When he pushes and feels good, in my team, he’s the one who plays with 10 other players. If he doesn’t, not because he’s a bad boy, well he has to stay on the bench. Tomorrow, he’ll play.”

Meanwhile, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano claims there’s not been any talks regarding a summer transfer.

“Many rumours but nothing decided at this stage for Greenwood,” Romano revealed.

“There are not even negotiations with other clubs.”

According to reports, Arsenal and Manchester United are among the clubs in the race to sign Benjamin Sesko, who will ‘move to England’ this summer.

Sesko has emerged as one of the best young strikers in Europe and has been linked with several elite clubs over the past year.

The 21-year-old has 17 goals and six assists in his 36 appearances across all competitions this season and it’s been widely reported that he will leave Bundesliga outfit RB Leipzig this summer.

The Slovenia international came close to departing RB Leipzig last summer as he was Arsenal’s leading target, but he eventually opted to extend his contract with the German side until 2029.

Sesko will not see out this deal, though. RB Leipzig have purely acted to maintain the forward’s value and it’s been widely reported that they will let him leave this summer.

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As mentioned, Arsenal were keen to sign Sesko during last year’s summer transfer window and they opted against signing an alternative after he penned a new deal.

Arsenal also didn’t recruit a striker in January, so they are crying out for at least one new forward heading into this summer’s window.

A new report from German outlet BILD has revealed the ‘truth’ on what Sessko ‘thinks about his future’ with his ‘handshake agreement’ with Leipzig ‘stipulating that the club is willing to discuss offers starting at €70 million’ (around £58m).

Unsurprisingly, Arsenal are not alone in targeting Sesko as the report claims Man Utd, Bayern Munich and AC Milan also have him ‘on their shortlist’.

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The report states Sesko ‘feels ready for the next step’ and the chances of him staying at Leipzig beyond this summer are ‘very slim’.

Despite interest from Bayern Munich, Sesko has reportedly decided to ‘move to England because of Harry Kane’.

‘The Bayern bosses are said to assume that Sesko would initially be content with a backup role behind established superstar Harry Kane.

However, according to BILD, learning alongside Kane as a substitute is out of the question for Sesko.

‘If he does move, he wants the greatest possible guarantee of playing time to continue his development. For that to happen, Bayern would have to change their one-striker system, or Kane would have to leave in the summer.

‘Of course, and this is another characteristic of the down-to-earth Sesko: He wants to wait until the end of the season to make a decision about his future and doesn’t want to hear about any other offers until then.

‘Instead, his focus is entirely on the final stretch of the season and the fight for the Champions League.’