Napoli has emerged with interest in Scott McTominay late in the transfer window.
Reports in Italy suggested that Manchester United had rebuffed interest from the Naples-based club based on not having any interest in sending McTominay on loan.
According to The Times, Napoli have opened talks with United over a potential deal for McTominay, who was one of Erik ten Hag’s most influential players last term.
The report states that Napoli would prefer a loan deal for the 27-year-old because their transfer budget doesn’t stretch to United’s asking price of £25-30m.
It remains to be seen if United will be successful in their attempts to sign Manuel Ugarte from Paris Saint-Germain, but I would rather keep McTominay as a squad member than Casemiro or Christian Eriksen.
That is why I think McTominay should be worth at least £35m in the current market.
Ten Hag recently stated that he would be happy to keep McTominay in his squad for the upcoming campaign.
“When you score ten goals in a season and perform very well for Scotland, then there will be an interest, but we want to keep him because he is a very important player for our squad,” Ten Hag said during the pre-season tour to the United States.
The Scotland international has already attracted two bids from Fulham this summer, although both were immediately rejected by United.
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