Getafe boss apologises over incorrect remark on Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood and Jude Bellingham

Getafe's manager has apologised for falsely claiming Jude Bellingham had recommended a move to Spain to Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood. Greenwood signed for Getafe on a season-long loan last month following a six-and-a-half-month investigation at Old Trafford, which decided that 'it would be most appropriate for him' to continue his career away from the club.

The La Liga club have received criticism for the signing of Greenwood but their fans have largely reacted positively to his arrival.

The 21-year-old made his first appearance for Getafe from the bench on Sunday and after the game, manager Jose Bordalas clarified his recent comments which suggested Real Madrid star Bellingham had spoken to Greenwood.

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Bordalas told RadioMarca last week: “It was a surprise, we never thought we could get a player like that. But they got in touch with our sporting director, we talked, we didn’t think it could happen but both sides made an effort."

He then claimed that Greenwood was "friends with Bellingham" and that he'd "advised him to come to the Spanish league”. But Bellingham's entourage are said to have been unhappy with those comments and Bordalas has now issued a correction.

He said: “I wanted to clear up a misunderstanding there has been. I said that Mason Greenwood came to Getafe because he had spoken to Bellingham.

“It has been clarified to me that this was not the case. I apologise. Mason arrived in a different way. It was our interest and they offered him to me and we were very interested. I just wanted to clarify that, it was not a bad intention.”

Bordalas, as per The Athletic, was asked about