Nike gives Mason Greenwood update as star shows off shoes on Instagram
NIKE have issued a Mason Greenwood update after the footie star showed off his shoe haul on Instagram.
The 22-year-old Getafe forward shared a snap of himself wearing fresh Nike trainers on the social media site earlier this week.
Greenwood also sparked speculation after uploading a snap featuring a number of different coloured Nike shoes spilling out of a bag.
One photo showed a pair of £9,000 platinum Cactus Plant Flea Market Pure Platinum Nike Dunk Lows – covered in Swarovski crystals.
While he also flashed his £2,113 Desert Moss trainers.
Nike sponsored the ex-England star before cancelling his contract in 2022 after he was arrested by cops.
However, all charges – which Greenwood has always denied – were dropped in February 2023 by the Crown Prosecution Service.
Now, the sportswear giant have confirmed that Greenwood is no longer linked to Nike, despite the recent post.
“Mason Greenwood is no longer a Nike athlete,” a spokesman told The Sun.
The popular brand also confirmed that they no longer had any relationship at all with Greenwood.
Greenwood has not signed a new contract with any boot maker since Nike cut him loose.
This means that the striker is free to sign with a rival sponsor should he choose to do so if approached.
Players without boot sponsors often play in blackout boots with no logo.
This could be because they are not endorsing a specific brand and do not want to be associated with a company until they get paid.
Others, such as Vinicius Jr, have also worn blackout boots in protest before.
However, Greenwood had fans talking after he continued to sport the prominent Nike “swoosh” logo despite his axing.
The striker has also been spotted wearing old Nike Mercurial Superfly 4 boots this year.
Greenwood “mutually agreed” to leave United on August 21 following a probe into his January 2022 arrest.
The forward was provided with a pathway back to football by La Liga side Getafe.
The Spanish club announced the deal just minutes before the summer transfer window deadline arrived on Friday.
Greenwood has bagged three goals and three assists in ten games, settling into Spanish life with his partner and baby daughter.
It isn’t yet known whether the Red Devils will look to sell the attacker next summer or loan him out again.
United will receive no loan fee and will cover the majority of his £75,000-a-week wage during his time in Spain.
Greenwood still has two years left to run with the option of a further 12 months had the club wanted to take it up.
Failing to offload him would have left the club facing a payment of nearly £8million.