{"id":12606,"date":"2024-10-11T13:56:19","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T13:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=12606"},"modified":"2024-10-11T13:56:19","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T13:56:19","slug":"mctominay-napoli-di-canio-manchester-united-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/mctominay-napoli-di-canio-manchester-united-mistake\/","title":{"rendered":"Paulo Di Canio Thinks Manchester United Made A Huge Mistake Selling Scott McTominay to Napoli for \u00a325 Million in the Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Former West Ham striker Paulo Di Canio has slammed Manchester United&#8217;s decision to sell Scott McTominay to Napoli for just \u00a325 million.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"5:1-5:274\">The Italian believes that the Red Devils significantly undervalued the Scottish midfielder, who has been a standout performer for the Serie A champions since his summer move.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"5:1-5:274\">McTominay has already contributed two goals and an assist in his last three appearances for Napoli.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"7:1-7:293\">Di Canio expressed his dismay at United&#8217;s decision to let McTominay go, suggesting that United could have commanded a much higher fee for the 27-year-old, especially given his versatility and ability to contribute in multiple positions.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"7:1-7:293\">Speaking to <em>Il Mattino<\/em>, he jokingly went as far as to say the club&#8217;s directors should be arrested for such a decision.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"9:1-9:206\">&#8220;I would go to those at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/there-are-no-manchester-united-players-in-the-england-squad-for-the-first-time-in-nearly-50-years\/\">Manchester United<\/a> to arrest all the directors,&#8221; Di Canio said. &#8220;How can you give McTominay away?&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f Paolo Di Canio: \u201cI would go to Manchester United to arrest all the directors: how do you give Scott McTominay away?\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PdCk8sv4lk\">pic.twitter.com\/PdCk8sv4lk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Football Tweet \u26bd\uea00 (@Football__Tweet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Football__Tweet\/status\/1844711610834653517?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"11:1-11:278\">The Red Devils have struggled in midfield this season, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/erik-ten-hag-backs-struggling-casemiro-ahead-of-southampton-clash\/\">Casemiro<\/a> looking way past his best, and Manuel Ugarte struggling to adapt to the Premier League. 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