Manchester United’s women’s team have received “menacing” and “threatening” messages amid the delay to the club’s Mason Greenwood decision, it has been claimed.
In a statement United said they are yet to reach a final decision on Mason Greenwood's future at the club, after a report emerged claiming Chief Executive Richard Arnold had told Old Trafford's senior staff he was due to return.
Greenwood hasn't played for United since he was arrested in January 2022. Charges of attempted rape, engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm were dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service in February, with United having undergone an internal investigation into the matter since.
On Wednesday the Athletic claimed that Arnold had communicated with senior staff that Greenwood was set to return and that an announcement was due at the start of August.However, United did not proceed with the alleged announcement and are still to communicate any decision publicly.
Last week, it had been reported widely that the club wished to inform key stakeholders of their decision, including principal sponsors, the club’s fan advisory board, former players and members of the women’s team, many of whom are at the World Cup with England.
It had in turn been theorised that United had delayed announcing the decision until the return of the women's players.
Members of United and England's women's team subsequently found themselves victims of a social media storm last weekend when a story emerged in The Guardian alleging that a decision had been delayed to allow United to consult them.As noted by the Athletic, in response to posts from United's official women's account about England's 2-1 quarter final win against Colombia, users reportedly petitioned the likes of Mary Earps, Katie Zelem and Ella Toone to allow Greenwood’s return.The Athletic have claimed that some of the messages were seen by players and some posts were "more menacing and threatening", with one agent having considered enlisting cybersecurity support for his client.Moreover, upon the Athletic article being published United released a lengthy statement on the Greenwood matter.
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