{"id":47936,"date":"2025-08-06T13:03:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T13:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/47936\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T13:03:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T13:03:12","slug":"ex-man-united-star-sold-by-ineos-has-just-been-nominated-for-the-ballon-dor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/47936\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Man United star sold by Ineos has just been nominated for the Ballon d&#8217;Or"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Manchester United chiefs will be kicking themselves for selling one star who has gone on to achieve greatness.<\/p>\n<p>Since the takeover, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/opinion\/ineos-may-have-gone-7-for-7-they-are-delivering-where-manchester-united-have-failed-over-past-decade\/#:~:text=LigtNoussair%20Mazraoui-,Ineos%20may%20have%20gone%207%20for%207%2C%20they%20are%20delivering,have%20failed%20over%20past%20decade&amp;text=Patience%20is%20required%20with%20new,rebuild%20the%20Manchester%20United%20squad.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ineos have improved Manchester United\u2019s recruitment<\/a>, with the Red Devils enjoying a strong summer transfer window so far despite having missed out on Champions League football.<\/p>\n<p>But one area where the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/transfer-news\/ineos-are-not-to-blame-if-man-uniteds-transfer-plans-collapse-43m-glazer-problem-is-real-issue\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">club is still struggling is selling players.<\/a> Marcus Rashford\u2019s loan move to Barcelona remains the only significant outgoing this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Ineos are still trying to offload Alejandro Garnacho, Antony, Jadon Sancho and Tyrell Malacia this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Last summer, United also struggled to sell, although Ineos did manage to raise some money through the sale of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/scott-mctominay\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scott McTominay<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2216751849-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Scott McTominay shares a special moment with Napoli fans after winning Serie A\" class=\"wp-image-276084\" \/>Photo by Francesco Pecoraro\/Getty ImagesScott McTominay nominated for Ballon d\u2019Or after leaving Man Utd<\/p>\n<p>Last summer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/finance-expert-explains-125-million-boost-to-manchester-uniteds-transfer-budget-if-they-complete-just-one-sale\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">McTominay was sold to Napoli for \u00a325m<\/a>, and as a Carrington graduate it gave United a major PSR boost.<\/p>\n<p>But looking back on the deal, United and Ineos will feel as though they could (and should) have demanded much, much more for the Scotland international.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/scott-mctominay-labelled-a-napoli-idol-after-manchester-united-exit-as-stunning-run-continues\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">McTominay quickly became a Napoli \u2018idol\u2019<\/a> after joining the Italian club and immediately hitting the ground running.<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old led Napoli to the Serie A title and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/star-ineos-sold-for-25m-wins-most-valuable-player-award-in-his-league-he-might-have-been-europa-league-final-difference-maker\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">McTominay was named Serie A\u2019s MVP<\/a> for his efforts in midfield.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 EXCLUSIVE: Scott McTominay has been nominated for the 2025 Ballon d\u2019Or, I understand. <\/p>\n<p>28 years old. 48 games. 16 goals. <\/p>\n<p>Serie A champion with Napoli.\u2070<br \/>His first ever nomination. From squad player to world elite.<\/p>\n<p>Congrats, Scott! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CHHxaDRAo2\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/CHHxaDRAo2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sam C (@SamC_reports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamC_reports\/status\/1953003135137661157?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 6, 2025<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>According to journalist Sam C, McTominay has now been nominated for the 2025 Ballon d\u2019Or awards following his incredible season in Naples.<\/p>\n<p>Scott McTominay is exactly who Ruben Amorim needs<\/p>\n<p>Ironically, just 12 months after selling McTominay, United find themselves in the market for a new central midfielder.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/ruben-amorim-must-remind-ineos-of-top-transfer-demand-after-42m-man-united-star-struggles\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ruben Amorim wants an \u201cathletic\u201d midfielder<\/a> to be signed this summer, and annoyingly, McTominay was perhaps the most athletic midfielder to come from Carrington in years.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/scott-mctominay-wants-the-absolute-best-for-man-utd-one-year-after-exit-ill-be-with-them\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scott McTominay wants the \u2018absolute best\u2019 for Man Utd one year after exit, \u2018I\u2019ll be with them\u2026\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At Napoli, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/former-man-united-star-scott-mctominay-has-just-smashed-a-record-that-ruben-amorim-would-love\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">McTominay shattered running records<\/a>, showing the exact kind of intensity and physicality that Amorim has been begging for.<\/p>\n<p>Selling an academy product was necessary last summer to balance United\u2019s PSR standings, but looking back, Ineos will have some regret that they didn\u2019t look to sell the likes of Alejandro Garnacho or Rashford instead.<\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United chiefs will be kicking themselves for selling one star who has gone on to achieve greatness.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":47937,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,3300,26818,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-47936","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-ineos","10":"tag-scott-mctominay","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47936\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}