United hope to formally complete a world record deal for Pogba before the Community Shield against Leicester City in a fortnight that will eclipse the £85.3 million Real Madrid paid Spurs for Gareth Bale in 2013 and could make the Frenchman the first £100 million footballer. But Scholes says United would be better training their sights elsewhere for such a fee.

“I just don’t think he is worth £86m,” Scholes said. “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.

“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.