Despite the controversy surrounding his transfer due to his violent past and his acts of rape against his partner, Mason Greenwood is nevertheless unanimous on the pitch given his brilliant debut at Olympique de Marseille. The 22-year-old English striker is reviving a small tradition that had run out of steam since David Beckham in 2013: seeing an Englishman in Ligue 1.
L’Marseille Olympics seems to have bet on the right foal with Mason Greenwood. In his first two Ligue 1 matches against Brest (5-1) and Reims (2-2), OM’s star summer recruit scored 3 goals. Such a promising debut with the Marseille club had not been made since 2013 and Dimitri Payet. Until recently and the examples Jude Bellingham At Real Madrid or even Jadon Sancho At Borussia DortmundEnglish players are not exactly known for performing well outside their borders, with the exception of David Beckham.
Greenwood, an Englishman in Ligue 1 like David Beckham!
THE “Spice Boy” had traveled well to Real Madridto theAC Milan, At Los Angeles Galaxy as well as to PSG where he ended his career in the summer of 2013 after six months at the Parisian club. By recruiting Mason Greenwoodapart from all the controversy surrounding his transfer due to his acts of violence and rape towards his partner Harriet RobsonL’OM signed a real historic coup with the English striker.
Greenwood to OM like Barton and Waddle
For just one season on loan in 2012/2013, Joey Barton landed in Marseille where he had to serve a 10-match suspension due to a disciplinary sanction introduced by the FA at the time. He was the last Englishman before Greenwood to play for theMarseille OlympicsThe first is an icon of the Marseille club: Chris WaddleThe English striker spent three seasons at theOM for a check for €7 million, from 1989 to 1992, and won as many French championship titles. At the time, he was the third most expensive transfer in history behind Ruud Gullit And Diego Maradona.
Furthermore, Glenn Hoddle went through theAS Monaco from 1987 to 1991, Joe Cole speak LOSC in 2011/2012 arrived on loan from Chelsea. With Mason GreenwoodLMarseille Olympics seems to have hit the nail on the head for the moment.
