Former Manchester United man Jaap Stam has told the club letting Scott McTominay go was a “bad call” as he’s the type of high-impact player “you don’t want to lose”.
McTominay had his best season in a United shirt last term. He bagged 10 goals and three assists in all competitions, which included seven Premier League goals, a tally only beaten by two Red Devils players.
The Scotsman has since scored four goals and provided three assists in a Napoli shirt after a £25million move.
Ex-United man Stam has told the club it was a poor decision to let him go, given the impact he had at Old Trafford and is now having in Italy.
“Scott McTominay has been a very important influence at Manchester United even though he wasn’t a guaranteed starter,” Stam told SportLens.
“He scored goals and had a big impact and those are the players you don’t want to lose as a football club.
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“Leaving might’ve been a good step for him, as is currently being discussed with Marcus Rashford, but he may well have wanted to stay.
“He has been a very important player for Napoli and his confidence is growing because he is starting most games and overall I think selling him was a bad call at United.
“Sometimes you have to make tough decisions as a club and I understand that, but I wouldn’t have been keen to sell McTominay.”
It seems United may not have known what they had until they lost it, as they could do with a player like McTominay amid their poor run, which sees them 13th in the Premier League.
