Paul Scholes predicts Sir Jim Ratcliffe will sell two Manchester United stars

Paul Scholes believes Manchester United will sell academy graduates Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho this summer.

Asked whether United had the money to make the necessary signings in the summer window following a drab draw with Manchester City, Scholes said on Premier League Productions: ‘It has to be a major concern.

‘Where’s the money coming from for new signings? We saw those interviews with Sir Jim and they didn’t make good reading.

‘It doesn’t look like Ruben Amorim will get a war chest to go to war with. It doesn’t feel like that.

‘I get the impression, and I could be wrong, but I think they might sell the two young players. I think they might sell Mainoo and Garnacho.

‘Maybe they sell them this summer. The Mainoo one would hurt. They both would. Garnacho came later but Mainoo has been at the club since he was a kid.

‘He had a brilliant season last year and it makes the academy system look bad if a player like him can’t make it and they have to sell him.

‘I hope I’m wrong, I hope they don’t do that, but the noises I hear, it is a big concern.’

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