Steve McClaren's comments on Mason Greenwood speak volumes after ditching England plans

Mason Greenwood is successful the process of changing his planetary allegiance to the Jamaican nationalist squad nether Steve McClaren contempt already representing England astatine elder level

Jamaica brag Steve McClaren has already offered his verdict connected Mason Greenwood - with the Marseille guardant giving up hopes connected an England recall.

The ex-Manchester United striker, who has already played for the Three Lions erstwhile against Iceland successful 2020, has switched his allegiance to the Reggae Boyz. The Football Association made wide that Greenwood would not beryllium considered for enactment for England.

Greenwood was suspended by Manchester United erstwhile helium was charged with attempted rape, battle occasioning existent bodily harm and controlling and coercive behaviour successful 2022. The 23-year-old denied the charges, which were subsequently dropped, but inactive recovered himself extracurricular of the Red Devils' plans and eventually joined Marseille, pursuing a play connected indebtedness astatine Getafe, past summer.

McClaren has been unfastened astir his tendency to spot Greenwood play for Jamaica, however. The ex-Middlesbrough brag has spoken astir his empathy implicit the Marseille ace's position, and the players' tendency to articulation up with his nationalist team.

"I’ve heard a batch of publicity astir and ever astir Mason Greenwood,” McClaren told media successful November. “I americium perpetually successful interaction with Mason, the connection is ever the same, ‘when the clip is right'.

"You’ve got to deliberation he’s had a traumatic clip the past 2 years successful his contract, and he’s been connected loan. He’s been here, he’s been determination – the publicity, and I deliberation helium conscionable wants to settee successful astatine Marseille and bask his football, which he’s doing, and helium wants to articulation the Reggae Boyz. I cognize that, each clip I talk to him, I’ve nary crushed to uncertainty that, and the process goes on."

Leading lights astatine St George's Park person acknowledged that selecting Greenwood would beryllium a hazard owed to the antagonistic publicity it would generate, according to the Daily Star. He qualifies for the Caribbean federation done his father, who was calved successful Jamaica, and has present completed the indispensable paperwork.

McClaren revealed past twelvemonth that helium was hopeful that Greenwood could beryllium successful his squad successful clip for the March planetary break. With the forward's latest move, that is present looking much plausible.

“I didn’t expect it to be, erstwhile you missed the archetypal camp, immoderate of these camps, but I’m hoping by March clip we volition person made advancement connected everything," helium added. "As I said, our full task and process is astir World Cup qualification, and that’s still, I know, connected the horizon, but it’s inactive thing that we’re reasoning astir present and readying for successful the agelong term. So Mason, we support an oculus connected and support you posted connected that.”

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