Paul Scholes has reportedly blasted Manchester United’s summer transfer window following their disappointing start to the 2025/26 season.
Sunday’s 3-0 loss to bitter rivals Man City continued Ruben Amorim’s team’s dismal start to the season. Grimsby Town eliminated United from the Carabao Cup, and United have only managed four points from four league games.
This occurred in spite of high investment. Senne Lammens, Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha, and Benjamin Sesko are the four big additions that United spent over £200 million on.
According to the Daily Mail, United legend, Scholes was not impressed and he took specific issue with the team’s goalkeeping plans in recent months.
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“Goalkeeper as well was a major issue,’ Scholes said on the BBC Football Daily podcast. ‘It felt like they got to that Grimsby game, did you really need to get to that Grimsby game to realise Onana has not been good enough?
“Then you see someone like Donnarumma come up and you think right this is a chance. We can buy a keeper here for £35m to £40m who we’ve got for the next 10 years.”
Scholes then continued: “If Man United were not in the market for Donnarumma when he became available, that’s a criminal offence for me.
“You buy this lad from Belgium. What’s he cost €20m (£18.2m). I think that tells you everything about him at this point.’
“The Donnarumma one is the biggest mistake that I can see. As soon as that man became available, drive to Paris, go and get him, give him whatever whatever he wants.
“He could be easily the best goalkeeper in the world… he reminds me of Peter Schmeichel.”
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