Mason Greenwood has received Jamaican citizenship, which makes him eligible to represent the country on the field, while the winger weighs or he returns to international football.
It is now five years since Greenwood, 23, earned his lonely cap for England, while he still banned a player from Manchester United, with the then younger from the senior side after images of the couple brought back girls to the team hotel in Iceland. The attacker has not represented England at any international level since then
In January 2022 he was arrested for accusations of attempted rape, abuse and compulsive behavior.
The charges were later withdrawn by the Crown Prosecution Service, a year later, after the 'withdrawal of important witnesses and new material that comes to light'.
Now Greenwood has to make a decision. The Marseille wing player, who permanently left Old Trafford for the south of France last summer, can now change Trouw to play for the national team of Jamaica.
With his Jamaican citizenship now protected, Greenwood has been given permission to become a member of the Jamaica -Football Federation of the English FA, and could be available to play as soon as next month in the world cup qualifications of the country against Bermuda and Trinidad and Tobago.
The rules of FIFA state that if a player has built up less than three competitive caps for a country when they are younger than 21, the nationalities can change. They must also be eligible for the new country when playing for their first nation.
Because Greenwood was only 19 years old when he made his senior debut for England, he meets the criteria.
Jamaica -Manager Steve McClaren made it clear that he wanted Greenwood in his ranks earlier this year, and it seems that he might get his wish.
“We have contact with him and his family all the time,” McClaren explained in March. 'I am confident that he only wants to play for Jamaica. It is up to him when he continues with it. The ball is in his court. '
McClaren likes to put born players in the Jamaican national setup in the UK, with Mikhail Antonio, one of the controversial players who already changed faith in 2021, before the arrival of the former English boss.
Rico Henry van Brentford is one of the stars that they insist to recruit as they push to build a strong team to secure the qualification for the World Cup 2026, but he still has to commit to the 'Reggae Boyz'.
Greenwood still has to make a complete decision about his future, but it seems that he wants to make the switch.
In the meantime, at club level, Greenwood will remain in place after scoring 22 goals and collecting six assists during a successful first season on the field on the Ligue 1 -side.
'Greenwood stays with us. He is not for sale, “said Marseille Sporting Director Mehdi Benatia 365Cores Arabia.
'We want to keep him and consider him an important part of OM's project for the coming season.
'In Saudi Arabia I had a teammate who had played with him in Spain and told me he was a phenomenon. I'm glad he is with us. '