MANCHESTER UNITED made one of the “biggest mistakes in football” by selling Scott McTominay, a former Red Devils coach has claimed.
The Scotland international’s near-life-long love affair with the Red Devils came to an end last August when he joined Napoli for a fee of £27.5million.
The Scotland international flourished with the Serie A side and helped them win their first Scudetto[/caption]
The Scotland international’s departure, which was in part to help balance the books, wasn’t lamented in the slightest as he wasn’t a guaranteed name in the starting XI.
McTominay, however, has flourished since leaving the Theatre of Dreams and helped guide Napoli to last season’s Serie A title.
He scored 12 goals in 34 league appearances for the Neopolitans and was named Serie’s Most Valuable Player of the season.
Many connected with United have since cursed McTominay’s departure, including former coach Benni McCarthy.
The South African told betonlinepromocodes.com: “Of course, there are different reasons why you sell homegrown players sometimes.
“When they go, the profit lets you sign more players.
“Having said that, it was one of the biggest mistakes in football to let him leave. He was born to play for United.
“Maybe he wasn’t the most technical, but he had fight, and I think it’s what they will get back with Matheus Cunha.
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“Scotty was a player that you look for in a dressing room to get you where you want to be.
“To let him go for what was a small transfer fee was a big shame. I think everyone at the club regrets that decision.”
McTominay’s impressive debut season at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium has seen him immortalised by Napoli fans.
An incredible shrine to the midfielder has been painted on the graffiti-filled San Nicola a Nilo street in the heart of Naples’ Decumani district.
McTominay wrote his name into Napoli’s history books in May by helping them clinch their fourth Scudetto with a stunning bicyle kick in their 2-0 win over Cagliari, which saw them pip Inter Milan to the title by a solitary point.
