Rio Ferdinand SLAMS Man United for agreeing to promote ‘enormous participant’ Scott McTominay as he claims the Scot’s £26m switch to Napoli ‘would not sit effectively’

Rio Ferdinand has hit out at Manchester United for promoting Scott McTominay forward of the midfielder’s £26million transfer to Napoli.

McTominay is on the verge of leaving his boyhood membership after United agreed a payment for the midfielder as they give the impression of being to usher in PSG’s Manuel Ugarte.

The 27-year-old has spent his complete membership profession to this point at Previous Trafford, having first develop into concerned with the United youth system aged simply 5, and is a part of their ‘homegrown’ pool of gamers.

Mail Sport understands that Napoli pays a switch payment within the area of £26m for McTominay, who has featured in its place in all of United’s video games to this point this season, most lately within the 2-1 weekend defeat by Brighton.

However the transfer has been criticised by United legend Ferdinand, who mentioned the switch ‘doesn’t sit effectively’.

McTominay got here off the bench in United’s 2-1 defeat by Brighton on Saturday

Ferdinand isn’t satisfied promoting McTominay this summer time is an efficient transfer for United

Having been handed his first-team debut throughout Jose Mourinho’s managerial reign at United, McTominay has gone on to develop into a trusted midfield asset below Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Erik ten Hag.

Regardless of being extra usually used in its place, Ferdinand believes the Scotland worldwide is the kind of squad member United must win the Premier League. 

Talking on his Rio Presents present, Ferdinand mentioned: ‘I have a look at Scott McTominay and like not each participant is usually a star standout participant or a franchise participant. 

‘I at all times say this, to win the league you want the likes of a John O’Shea, a Wes Brown, Darren Fletcher, Chicharito, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer from once we had been at United. 

‘Otherwise you want the likes of Alvarez when he was at Metropolis who can are available in, like final season Jeremy Doku was coming in and impacting video games although not essentially at all times beginning all of the video games.

‘These gamers are enormous, you want these gamers they usually perceive the DNA particularly those who come via the academy, Man United have at all times stood by that. 

‘It actually would not sit effectively with me, to exchange him you’ll should spend, 30, 40, £50m and it isn’t going to be low-cost to exchange him. 

‘It is a gamble, you do not what you are going to get with that subsequent participant, whereas with him you recognize what you are getting, it is on the tin, he turns up when he is enjoying, may not at all times be an eight or 9 out of ten however he is an efficient seven and each know after which he might be an eight and get you a purpose.’ 

McTominay is on the verge of leaving his boyhood membership after United agreed a £26m payment for the midfielder

Promoting McTominay ought to see United liberate house and funds to assist their pursuit of Ugarte, who’s determined to depart PSG for Previous Trafford.

Ugarte is on the verge of becoming a member of in a deal price £51m as United look so as to add depth to their midfield.

McTominay has additionally develop into a cult hero inside massive sections of the fanbase. He scored twice in stoppage time after coming off the bench to assist United beat Brentford 2-1 final season however his most memorable second within the purple shirt arguably got here when his long-range effort sealed victory over Manchester Metropolis in March 2020.