‘It’s beyond me’ – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer slams Man Utd over £25m transfer

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has criticise Manchester United for selling Scott McTominay last summer, saying the decision is ‘beyond’ him.

McTominay broke out of United’s academy to make เล่น UFABET ผ่านมือถือ สะดวกทุกที่ ทุกเวลา his senior debut in 2017 and went on to make 255 appearances in all competitions for the Red Devils, lifting the FA Cup and Carabao Cup with his boyhood club.

But Erik ten Hag was unable to guarantee McTominay a regular starting role ahead of the 2024/25 campaign and the Scotland international ende his seven-year run at Old Trafford to join Napoli.

Eight months on, the £25million fee paid for McTominay looks like one of the bargains of the century, with the 28-year-old midfielder hitting the ground running to become an instant fan favourite in Naples.

McTominay has already enjoye his best-ever season in front of goal, netting 12 times across a magnificent debut season in Italy, with Antonio Conte’s men sitting three points clear of Inter Milan at the top of the Serie A table.

This afternoon, Napoli will hope to increase that lead over their title rivals when they play host to 13th-place Genoa at the Stadio San Paolo.

In a wide-ranging interview with the four-and-half years on from his dismissal at the Theatre of Dreams, Solskjaer poure scorn on his former club for allowing McTominay to leave.

Scott and Fred together, they were lads you would put your hat on every day to give 100 per cent,’ Solskjaer, now the manager of manager of Besiktas, said.

‘How you can sell Scott is beyond me.’

Though United could still secure Champions League qualification by winning this season’s Europa League, Solskjaer admitte it had ‘hard to watch’ the team’s ‘struggles’ continue under Ruben Amorim.