Mason Greenwood ‘to switch national team’ if denied by Thomas Tuchel and England

Mason Greenwood is prepared to power nationalist teams to Jamaica if helium is overlooked by caller England manager Thomas Tuchel.

The 23-year-old near Manchester United successful the summertime transportation model to articulation Marseille successful a €31.6 cardinal (£26.6m) woody and has made an fantabulous commencement to his vocation successful France.

Greenwood has been capped erstwhile by England but has not played for the nationalist broadside since helium was arrested successful January 2022 for attempted rape, controlling behaviour and assault.

All charges against Greenwood were dropped successful February 2023 and United had considered reintegrating him backmost into Erik 10 Hag’s squad earlier helium was loaned retired to Spanish broadside Getafe past season.

Greenwood is present acceptable to marque a instrumentality astatine planetary level and according to The Sun, the guardant wants talks with Tuchel and the Football Association astir whether helium tin play for England again.

If not, Greenwood is said to beryllium acceptable to power to Jamaica, who are managed by erstwhile United manager Steve McClaren, up of the 2026 World Cup.

‘Mason knows his chances of playing for England again are precise slim. But helium wants to cheque with the FA and Tuchel present helium has been appointed, to spot what they think,’ a root told the newspaper.

‘He is determined to play astatine the highest level and that means the World Cup.

‘So if England don’t privation him, he’ll power to Jamaica and effort and get to the 2026 World Cup that way.’

After being unveiled Jamaica’s caller manager successful August, McClaren revealed that helium had spoken to Greenwood astir a imaginable switch.

‘I cognize the players. I met Mason and we had a small conversation,’ McClaren said.

‘I privation to spell and conscionable everyone erstwhile I get backmost and find retired whether they really privation to travel present and play for Jamaica.

‘Again, it’s the commitment. I volition beryllium making definite that we person a speech with each the players. We person a list.’

Speaking astir Greenwood’s presumption with the nationalist broadside successful September, England’s interim manager Lee Carsley said: ‘Mason wasn’t a subordinate that we tin consider, to beryllium honest, no. I’m alert of however he’s doing, but helium wasn’t nether consideration.’

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