MASON Greenwood wants an investigation into whether Jude Bellingham called him a “rapist” dropped.
Real Madrid’s Bellingham appeared to mouth a slur after tackling the Getafe player this month.
Spanish footie bosses launched a probe, which could see England star Bellingham 20, hit with a ban.
But a source said: “Mason has told them he doesn’t want Jude to be punished and has asked them to drop it.
“He doesn’t want bad publicity and wants to get on with playing football.
“He was very upset at the time as he didn’t expect it from someone like Jude.
“But he knows he’s always likely to be a target for that kind of stuff so he’s accepted he’ll need a thick skin.”
Greenwood, 22, was loaned from Man United last September after bosses ruled he needed to rebuild his career away from Old Trafford — despite charges of attempted rape, assault and controlling behaviour being dropped.
He has settled in Spain with his partner and baby and is being pursued by Barcelona after scoring seven goals with five assists in 25 league games.
United’s minority shareholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe last week appeared to open the door to a return, saying: “The process will be to understand the facts, not the hype and then come to a fair decision on the basis of values — which is basically, ‘Is he a good guy or not?’.”
