Paul Scholes on his frustrations with Manchester United transfer business, Paul Pogba and Jose Mourinho
After Manchester United’s ‘disastrous’ preseason, Paul Scholes tells the South China Morning Post that ‘you wonder what happened over the summer’ with transfer policy, and that Jose Mourinho must get more from his squad
Paul Scholes is hoping for a quick break before being told he has one more interview, with the South China Morning Post. It’s understandable – he’s barely had a chance to relax having been whisked to the Four Seasons Hotel straight from Hong Kong International Airport after his delayed flight landed late on Wednesday afternoon.
The Manchester United icon is in the city as an ambassador for Hong Kong start-up Soccer Legends’ new US$27 million blockchain initiative “433 Token”, where fans can sponsor players like Scholes to mentor the next generation of stars using cryptocurrency.
The 11-time Premier League champion and two-time Champions League winner had joked around with two young local footballers on stage when he finally arrived for a press conference in the fourth-floor ballroom at the Central hotel.
“We’ll have to get a Manchester United soccer school over here,” Scholes says to laughs from the audience, when one of the players he is mentoring tells him he’s a Chelsea fan because he played at a Chelsea soccer school in Hong Kong.
Youth football is something close to Scholes’ heart. He came through the United academy with the famed “Class of ‘92” generation that conquered all alongside David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Gary and Phil Neville, and Nicky Butt.