Jose Mourinho saw Mason Greenwood for the first time in 2018, amid new reports that Roma are interested in signing the Manchester United forward.
What Jose Mourinho said about Mason Greenwood during academy stint, who was in charge at United when the forward signed his first professional contract in 2018.
The 21-year-old was not given his senior debut by Mourinho - that occurred when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took charge - but was invited to train with the first team squad before aFormer United midfielder Nicky Butt, who was academy manager at the time, told in 2021 about Mourinho's first comments towards him regarding Greenwood:"I was his academy manager so I wondered what it would be like. The reality was that he spoke to me every single morning at breakfast."He asked me about young players, he was approachable, he was helpful. He would ask me which players I wanted to move up.
"He asked, 'Who is this kid, Greenwood?', when Mason was 15. He said, 'Bring him to train with us'. I said, 'We can't because he's at school and there are rules and regulations'."
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