Mason Greenwood held constructive discussions at Manchester United’s Carrington training centre on Monday morning with the club’s football leadership regarding a move away. Marseille have lodged a bid for the forward and talks are advanced, with United valuing the player at £40m.

The meeting with the football leadership group, which is led by Dan Ashworth, the sporting director, was brief and considered positive, but Greenwood did not take part in training with Erik ten Hag’s squad and is not expected to do so this summer. This follows his exile from the team after he was arrested in January 2022. Subsequent criminal charges were dropped the following year.

Greenwood played on loan at Getafe last season, scoring 10 goals in 36 appearances and making six assists. The 22-year-old has returned to England and is thought to be training in the Manchester area. Before Marseille’s offer, Valencia also made a bid and there is understood to be interest from other clubs in mainland Europe.

In October 2022 Greenwood was charged with attempted rape, controlling and coercive behaviour and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. He denied all the counts and criminal charges were dropped in February 2023 after key witnesses withdrew their cooperation from the investigation and new material came to light, according to the Crown Prosecution Service.

Greenwood last played for United in January 2022 and has a contract to 2025, with the club having the option to extend for a further year.