Hwang Hee-chan's transfer to Marseille has a significant variable!Mayor of Marseille "Wife-battling Greenwood Unacceptable"+ campaign against recruiting fans
Jul 10, 2024
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In an interview with French radio broadcaster RMC on the 9th (local time), Marseille Mayor Benoit Payan said he would urge the Marseille team not to recruit Greenwood, shortly after reports emerged that Marseille and Manchester United had agreed on a complete transfer of English striker Mason Greenwood (23, Manchester United).
He said "Greenwood's actions are indescribable and unacceptable. He's assaulting his wife... I watched a really shocking video. It's unmanly to hit your wife in this way. There is no place for such a player in this team (Marceille)."
Mayor Payan said "OM's value is different from that. I'm ashamed of myself. I intend to ask Pablo Longoria (Chairman of Marseille) not to recruit Greenwood. I don't want my club to be covered by anyone's shame. Greenwood is a wife-beater.
Greenwood was arrested in January 2022 on charges of rape and assault and was suspended by the Manchester United club. Greater Manchester police are said to have arrested the woman after checking the footage and images posted on social media by the woman who reported the fact of physical violence.
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United have made it clear they still have no intention of joining Greenwood. One option was a transfer. Various clubs, including Juventus, reached out, but the final winner was Marseille. They agreed to a contract to exchange 26 million pounds (about 46 billion won) in transfer fees. In his inaugural press conference on the 9th, new coach Roberto DeGerbi Marcelo expressed his intention to embrace Greenwood by saying that he would not have any prejudice against the player's privacy. `Greenwood is a world-class player,' he said, expressing expectations.
In the midst of this, Mayor Marseille expressed opposition to Greenwood's entry into Marseille for moral reasons. Some Marseille fans are also campaigning for the hashtag 'Don't 'Greenwood' A difficult situation for the Marseille club.
If one Greenwood saga goes wrong, Marseille is likely to jump into recruiting Hwang Hee-chan, another target. Earlier, French daily L'Equipe reported that Marseille is interested in recruiting Hwang Hee-chan. The media reported that Hwang Hee-chan scored 12 goals in the EPL last season and is highly regarded by the leaders of Marseille for being able to inspire dynamics in the offense.
Hwang Hee-chan, who has been active in Wolverhampton since 2022 after going through Salzburg and Leipzig, currently has an estimated ransom of 25 million euros (about 37.5 billion won).
yoonjinman@sportschosun.com
