Paolo Di Canio believes Jim Ratcliffe and the Manchester United hierarchy must be ‘arrested’ for permitting Scott McTominay to depart the membership this summer time.
McTominay is a product of the Man Utd youth system and made 255 appearances for the membership throughout all competitions between 2016 and 2024.
The 54-time Scotland worldwide scored 29 targets throughout that point — together with 10 throughout all competitions final season — serving to the Pink Devils win FA Cup and EFL Cup titles, whereas reaching three additional main finals.
However regardless of his glorious kind in 2023/24 — which was even rewarded with quite a few video games carrying the captain’s armband — United took the choice to promote McTominay in the summertime.
Napoli was his vacation spot, with the Italian aspect paying £25.7m for his companies (by way of BBC Sport) in a transfer that seemed to be motivated by Premier League Revenue and Sustainability Guidelines (PSR).
“He was so essential for our crew, for Manchester United. He was right here for over 22 years,” United boss Erik ten Hag stated on the time.
“Sadly, it’s the principles. We’ve to debate the principles when you must do gross sales after which, clearly, homegrown gamers, Academy gamers, they convey extra worth. That’s not the suitable factor to do.”
Man Utd management must be ‘arrested’ for McTominay sale
McTominay is already proving very fashionable in Naples.
Alongside a objective and an help within the league, the 27-year-old is averaging 1.25 interceptions, 1.56 blocks and 4.06 recoveries per 90 minutes to assist his new membership sit prime of the Serie A desk.
United, in the meantime, are in freefall, sitting 14th within the desk and with no objective of their final three Premier League matches, leaving Ten Hag beneath immense stress.
The Pink Devils may actually use somebody like McTominay proper now and Di Canio believes letting him go was a legal offence from the membership’s management.
“I might go to these at Manchester United to arrest all the administrators, how are you going to give away McTominay?” the previous West Ham and Charlton ahead advised Italian publication Il Mattino.
In fact, United should keep on with out McTominay, choosing themselves as much as host Brentford following the worldwide break.
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