Paul Scholes would hate to see Scott McTominay leave Man United for Newcastle

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Paul Scholes rates Scott McTominay and doesn’t want to see the Newcastle United-linked player leave Manchester United.

One name that keeps coming up when Newcastle‘s summer transfer plans are mentioned is that of Scotland international Scott McTominay.

A product of the Manchester United academy, McTominay is returning to Manchester off the back of scoring four goals in two games for Scotland, and with Casemiro suspended, McTominay has his chance to impress Erik ten Hag as well as to convince Newcastle fans that he’d be worth the move come summer.

The Scott McTominay to Newcastle links are only getting stronger

Now Paul Scholes has shared his view on the player speaking on the Webby and O’Neill YouTube channel, saying: “He’s done great and will come back with loads of confidence. He’s a really talented player, he’s a really good player. He’s got on with his job and he’s a top-class player Scott,” Scholes said.

“It’s a big few weeks for Scott with rumours about him leaving the club. A lot of rumours about Newcastle. I hate to see homegrown talent leaving the club, to be honest with you but sometimes it has to happen. If he can come into this team and show that Casemiro isn’t missed, hopefully, he will still be with us next year.”

I’ve said before that McTominay’s big issue when it comes to the Newcastle move is that fans won’t see it as an exciting prospect as he’s the type of player who goes about his business without much fanfare. Not that he does it poorly, he just tends to do thinks with little flair, he doesn’t catch the eye.

Scott McTominay could be a great addition alongside Bruno Guimaraes

That’s not a bad thing, and I’m actually starting to warm to the idea of McTominay at Newcastle. I believe Eddie Howe sees something special in him and I trust Howe’s judgement. He’s got a fantastic track record at Newcastle of getting the best out of players and I fully believe he can do that with McTominay.

The other positive about signing the 26-year-old is that his defensive focus would allow more freedom for Bruno Guimaraes to do his thing, and that can only be a positive thing.

If someone like Paul Scholes, who was arguably one of the best midfielders in the world at one point, is willing to go on record to say how good McTominay is, I think we’re all missing something.

Of course, with McTominay’s international exploits and him filling in for Casemiro, Erik ten Hag may start to have second thoughts about letting him leave this summer which renders the whole argument moot.