Manchester United undoubtedly made a mistake selling Scott McTominay to Napoli in the summer transfer window.
That’s according to former Scotland international Joe Jordan, who has been speaking to Sport Week, relayed by Tuttomercatoweb.
McTominay joined Napoli in a €30.5m deal in the summer as the Italian side spent big for new manager Antonio Conte.
The move brought an end to a lifelong association with Manchester United, were McTominay had brought through the youth ranks before going to make 255 appearances for the club scoring 29 goals and registering eight assists.
His sale was very much sanctioned as it was felt he didn’t fit in under Erk ten Hag, and because a sale guaranteed Manchester United pure profit on an academy graduate.
He’s proven to be a hit under Conte since, playing in a new more advanced role and managing seven goals and four assists in 24 games to date.
He’s very much proven himself in Italy, becoming a firm fan favourite and earning plenty of rave reviews for his performances to date.
Jordan, who played in Italy himself with AC Milan and Verona, hasn’t missed that and feels Manchester United made a major mistake sanctioning the deal.
“Napoli did well to take the midfielder, Manchester United did badly to give him up,” he said.
“A mistake that I can only explain with the confusion that has reigned in the club in recent years: McTominay spent seven years at United, he was a regular in midfield, he played over 200 games, he won the FA Cup, two League Cups and the Europa League.
“Athletic, technical, with a sense of goal: he left a void in the middle of the pitch, increasing the problems of a team that already struggles to score goals.
“I look at the statistics and I see that McTominay has played practically always, scoring 6 goals and providing 2 assists (in the league.) I see these numbers and I think that two people made the deal a bargain: Napoli and the player.”
