Ten Hag explained the reason why Manchester United sold wheat, saying it had nothing to do with him! Fans were furious at signing Mount for 60 million

Ahead of Manchester United's home game against Brentford, it is natural to think of Scott · McTominay, who scored twice in stoppage time in the same game last year. Now, the 27-year-old Scotsman has joined Napoli in Serie A, where Antonio Conte has changed his style of play for him, and Wheat's performance has led many Red Devils fans to question the decision to purge him this summer. Ten Hag blamed the rules and the club's decision, insisting he wants Wheat to stay.

Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Ten Hag said: "I'm very happy for Scott [McTominay] and I don't want him to leave but it's because of the rules. Clubs have to deal with financial fair play rules, which are not ideal. The rule is, as I said, pretty bad. This forced us to make this decision."

A large number of United fans believe that Ten Hag is simply shirking the blame, and the club has to purge the academy players, because the 54-year-old Netherlands has brought in many of his own players at high prices after taking charge, and all of them have received high salaries.

Last year, for example, United signed Chelsea's Mason · Mount for a transfer fee of £60 million and a weekly salary of £200,000. Statistics show that Ten Hag has spent £650 million in five transfer windows since he took charge of Manchester United.

Former Manchester United chief scout Michael McT· Brown has revealed that the club have long wanted to sell McTominay, and when he was at West Ham United, the Red Devils came to the door to sell Wheat, Harry Maguire and Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

'Manchester United wanted McTominay to leave for a long time and I was working at West Ham in 2023 and they pitched us McTominay, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Harry Maguire. "They sell players to bring in new players. Manchester United are spending too much money on new signings, so there is not enough room for them to continue to bring in new signings, especially as the Premier League's PSR profitability and sustainability rules limit them. They were worried that signing Ugarte would lead to a rule violation, so they ended up selling McTominay to make room for Ugarte. It's something Manchester United have never experienced in the past, they've always been rich."

Brown stressed that Ten Hag's lack of McTominay was the root cause of the transfer. 'Whatever the reason, Ten Hag clearly doesn't want him, which I can't understand. McTominay always waved the flag, he gave it his all no matter what the situation was, no matter who the opponent was, and he usually performed well. I don't know why United never seem to see that, because some of the other midfielders are so far worse when compared to them."

Scott McTominay featured for Scotland in the Nations League this week, meeting a number of former United team-mates, including Bruno· Fernandes, Diogu· Darlow and Cristiano Ronaldo. After the game, Wheat presented B Fee with the number 8 shirt that he wore at Napoli.

Interestingly, the Scottish midfielder wore the number of Fernandes at Manchester United at his new club and also played his place at Manchester United. B Fei shared the gift on social media and praised Wheat saying, "The name conquered the heart of Naples."

But Manchester United legend Roy · Keane said there was no need to dwell on leaving for Wheat. 'Sometimes, when a player leaves and has a good career, it doesn't mean he's good enough to play for Manchester United.