ISTANBUL (AP) 鈥� Former England forward Mason Greenwood signed for Fenerbahce to join his third club in three years since being .
late Tuesday it will pay Marseille 39 million euros ($44.5 million) and gave the 24-year-old Greenwood a four-year contract.
鈥淚t was a no-brainer when they (were) interested in me,鈥� said Greenwood, who had been pursued by Atletico Madrid, in a by his new club. 鈥淚t鈥檚 the biggest club in Turkey and I can鈥檛 wait to get started.鈥�
Fenerbahce has not won the Turkish league since 2014, while fierce city rival Galatasaray has captured seven titles in that time including the last four.
As runner-up last season, Fenerbahce starts its Champions League campaign next week in the , hosting Gornik Zabrze in the first leg.
Greenwood spent two years at Marseille after a season on loan in Spain with Getafe since being frozen out at Manchester United where he had been a top prospect.
Manchester United suspended Greenwood in 2022 after he was implicated in assaulting a young woman after images and videos were posted online. He was charged with attempted rape, controlling and coercive behavior before the .
Greenwood returned to form in his first season at Marseille who finished runner-up in Ligue 1. His 21 league goals in that 2024-25 season was joint best with Ousmane Demb茅l茅 of champion Paris Saint-Germain.
Greenwood played one game for England in 2020, though then-coach Gareth Southgate and current coach Thomas Tuchel later said he was not in their selection thoughts.
Though he would be eligible under FIFA rules to play for Jamaica, the soccer body has not processed any request by Greenwood to make that change.
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