Paul Pogba not worth record fee to Manchester United, says Paul Scholes

Paul Scholes has questioned whether Paul Pogba is worth Manchester
United paying a world-record fee to prise him from Juventus, with the
former midfielder saying he is not in the same class as Lionel Messi and
Cristiano Ronaldo.
José Mourinho wants to make Pogba his fourth major signing of the
summer to follow Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Eric Bailly and Zlatan
Ibrahimovic.
But Scholes, who was a team-mate of Pogba
when the 23-year-old was at United as a
teenager, told Sport Witness: "He was a
very talented young player, I played with
him and I knew how good he was. He
played for the first team maybe once or
twice, but from my understanding he was asking for too much money
[when he left in 2012].
"For his age, he was asking for far too much money, for a player who
hasn't played first-team football. OK, he has gone on to great things. I
think certainly there has been a lot of improvement. He needed to
improve if he is going to be a player worth £86m."
While United may have to pay closer to £100m, Scholes added: "I just
don't think he is worth £86m. For that sort of money, you want someone
who is going to score 50 goals a season like Ronaldo or Messi. Pogba is
nowhere worth that kind of money yet."
Scholes does, however, believe the £21m Manchester City paid for Ilkay
Gundogan was worth the outlay. "I think Gundogan is a really impressive
player. I've seen a lot of him at Borussia Dortmund. I think he has a lot
of injury problems, which could be a problem.
"If he can stay fit, I think he can be a fantastic player. I also think he is
great value for the money Manchester City paid for him. I think he is a
bargain."