{"id":42132,"date":"2025-03-24T17:43:42","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T17:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=42132"},"modified":"2025-03-24T17:43:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T17:43:42","slug":"graeme-souness-manchester-united-scott-mctominay-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/graeme-souness-manchester-united-scott-mctominay-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Graeme Souness Slams Manchester United Over \u2018Atrocious\u2019 Scott McTominay Sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><strong>Manchester United\u2019s decision to sell Scott McTominay to Napoli for just \u00a325 million has been branded as \u2018atrocious\u2019 by football pundit Graeme Souness. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The former Liverpool player and manager has criticised the club&#8217;s transfer strategy, suggesting that McTominay\u2019s departure sums up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/next-manchester-united-manager-betting-odds\/\">Manchester United\u2019s<\/a> poor decision-making in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era.<\/p>\n<h2>Scott McTominay\u2019s Impact at Napoli<\/h2>\n<p>Since joining Napoli last summer, McTominay has been in superb form, playing a crucial role in Antonio Conte\u2019s side.<\/p>\n<p>The Scottish midfielder has scored six Serie A goals this season, helping Napoli challenge for the league title. His performances have reinforced the belief among many that Manchester United made a costly mistake in letting him go.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc63\udb40\udc74\udb40\udc7f Scott McTominay has won the Scottish Football Writers\u2019 Association Men&#39;s International Player of the Year award for the second year running \u2935\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D1ehvTmuJb\">pic.twitter.com\/D1ehvTmuJb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScotlandSky\/status\/1903733726628225450?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 2 []\">Graeme Souness Blasts Manchester United\u2019s \u2018Atrocious\u2019 Decision<\/h2>\n<p>Souness did not hold back when discussing McTominay\u2019s exit, telling the <em>Daily Mail, <\/em>&#8220;Oh how Manchester United must regret selling Scott McTominay. He\u2019s a fantastic modern footballer. A high-energy, box-to-box workaholic who chips in with important goals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Souness was particularly critical of United\u2019s financial choices, highlighting their significant outlay on alternative midfielders.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They\u2019d gone out and spent \u00a358m on an ageing, 30-year-old Casemiro, and paid him \u00a3370,000 a week. And another \u00a342m on Manuel Ugarte. Collective transfer fees of \u00a3100m.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Would someone at United please hold their hand up and say, \u2018This was my shout.\u2019 Because it\u2019s been an atrocious piece of judgement. The perfect example of the mismanagement on an industrial scale at that club since Fergie packed in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Pat Nevin Calls McTominay Sale a \u2018Monster Mistake\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Former Scotland international Pat Nevin has also weighed in, stating that Manchester United drastically undervalued McTominay.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think Scott McTominay was worth \u00a350 million before he left Manchester United,&#8221; Nevin said. &#8220;It was a monster mistake by United. If you asked any Scottish people when he left for \u00a325 million, everybody went, &#8216;You what?'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nevin also emphasised McTominay\u2019s leadership and spirit, qualities that United currently lack.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You\u2019ve got Casemiro and Christian Eriksen, fabulous players in their time, but their time\u2019s coming up, and you\u2019re getting rid of McTominay? That\u2019s just finance. That\u2019s nothing else.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f &quot;I would never have thought that when I was a young boy.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc63\udb40\udc74\udb40\udc7f Scott McTominay on reaching 60 international caps against Greece, life in Italy with Napoli, and new faces in the Scotland camp \u2935\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z3nS5Fsf6A\">pic.twitter.com\/Z3nS5Fsf6A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScotlandSky\/status\/1903468628751663197?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Manchester United\u2019s Struggles Without McTominay<\/h2>\n<p>While McTominay is thriving in Italy, United have struggled in the Premier League this season, spending much of the campaign in the bottom half of the table.<\/p>\n<p>The midfield issues at Old Trafford have been well-documented, with Casemiro\u2019s form declining and Ruben Amorim\u2019s side lacking the energy and physicality that McTominay brought to the team.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to sell McTominay now looks increasingly questionable, with calls growing louder for United to re-evaluate their transfer strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Some pundits even suggest that the club should consider re-signing him, though his market value has likely increased since his move to Napoli.<\/p>\n<h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Will Manchester United Try to Bring McTominay Back?<\/h2>\n<p>Given McTominay\u2019s resurgence in Naples, United may find themselves in a position where they would want to rectify their mistake.<\/p>\n<p>However, a return for the Scottish international is unlikely any time soon, particularly at a time where United will need to cough up a significantly higher price than they sold him for.<\/p>\n<p>As the Red Devils continue to struggle, the decision to part ways with McTominay serves as yet another example of Manchester United\u2019s poor transfer planning.<\/p>\n<p>If McTominay goes on to lift the Serie A title with Napoli, it will only add salt to the wound for the United fans who believe he should never have been sold in the first place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United\u2019s decision to sell Scott McTominay to Napoli for just \u00a325 million has been branded as \u2018atrocious\u2019 by football pundit Graeme Souness. 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