Gutted Erik Ten Hag has rued the hardline Financial Fair Play rules which stripped him of Scott McTominay and turned him into a Serie A star.
The Scotland international has become an instant Napoli hero under Antonio Conte, fresh off hitting double figures in his final season at Old Trafford.
And an ashen-faced Ten Hag - feeling the heat from Manchester United's patchy form – insists it was only the forensic financial rules gripping football which led to his side green-lighting a £25m deal.
Speaking ahead of his side's clash with Brentford on Saturday, a rueful Ten Hag conceded: “I didn't want him to leave but it is the rules.
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