Sir Alex Ferguson describes the teenager as part of Man United’s “heart and sole”. Chelsea sense the possibility of a Mainoo signing, with negotiations over an extension dragging on and reports of the 19-year-old’s dissatisfaction with the financial terms that have been pushed across the table. At the same time, there are whispers in the hallways at Old Trafford that all academy players could be sold, if Manchester United can finally bring in the big sales revenue. United legend Paul Scholes calls it all ridiculous to sell Mainoo.
“It would be absolutely ridiculous if the club had to sell him. All the hard work the club has done, he’s been here since he was seven or eight years old, and then you have to sell him because of PSR rules? It’s ridiculous,” Scholes said in connection with the Southampton game on Thursday.
“He is United’s brightest talent, the leading figure that could be here for the next five or ten years,” Scholes continues.
“I wouldn’t be scared or worried if they sold Garnacho, but Mainoo, I would be upset about that,” the United legend grumbled. Who himself ruled Manchester United’s midfield for around twenty years.
In other words: “Don’t f… this up, Ratcliffe.
Ruben Amorim has put Mainoo together with Manuel Ugarte in midfield with solid dividends. We hang on to Scholes’ warning to sell Mainoo and deprive the United manager of one of his most important building blocks.
