Roma lose Greenwood battle with Fenerbahce for €40m plus bonus

Roma lose Greenwood battle with Fenerbahce for €40m plus bonus Roma appear to have missed out on Mason Greenwood, with reports Fenerbahce agreed a €40m plus add-ons fee with Olympique Marseille, 40 per cent of which will go to Manchester United. The Giallorossi had made no secret of that fact he was the first choice put forward by coach Gian Piero Gasperini to reinforce the right side of his trident attack following Champions League qualification. Marseille in turn had serious financial problems and set the price tag at circa €50m. Greenwood ultimately preferred Fenerbahce MADRID, SPAIN – SEPTEMBER 16: Mason Greenwood of Olymquique de Marseille gestures during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD1 match between Real Madrid C.F. and Olympique de Marseille at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on September 16, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images) Although Roma had at first offered more in terms of transfer fee, Fenerbahce won the player over with a massive wage package said to be worth circa €10m per season. According to RMC Sport in France , intensive negotiations today got them over the line with the club too, working out a deal worth €40m plus add-ons. Greenwood can then sign a four-year contract with the Turkish team. GETAFE, SPAIN – MARCH 02: Juventus linked Mason Greenwood of Getafe CF looks on during the warmup in the LaLiga EA Sports match between Getafe CF and UD Las Palmas at Coliseum Alfonso Perez on March 02, 2024 in Getafe, Spain. (Photo by Florencia Tan Jun/Getty Images) As part of the original sale to Fenerbahce for €26m in the summer of 2024, his previous club Manchester United will receive a 40 per cent cut of that nearly €50m package. RMC Sport claim that Fenerbahce negotiated in an unusual way here, speaking to both Marseille and Manchester United to speed up the process. Although Gasperini was eager to get the 24-year-old England international, some Roma fans had started a petition urging the club not to go for a player with such a chequered background and history of violence. He was very prolific in France, scoring 26 goals with 11 assists last season, but Marseille directors and staff became frustrated with his attitude and welcomed an exit.