Diego Forlan has claimed that potential Manchester United signing Paul Pogba is nowhere near as valuable as Paul Scholes would have been in his prime.
The Juventus midfielder is said to be on the verge of a return to Old Trafford for a world-record transfer fee in excess of £100m, after leaving the club on a free in 2012.
Uruguay striker Forlan, who played alongside Scholes during his two years at United, wrote in his column for The National: "If Paul Pogba is to cost €120m, imagine how much Manchester United would have needed to pay for Paul Scholes? The midfielder was the best player that I ever played with, by a distance.
"United were lucky in that Scholes had no need or desire to leave the club when he was a player. He was a local boy and a United fan, one of the few great players born near a club who are one of the biggest in the world.
"Pogba's a good player, I like him. He could well go onto become the best midfielder of his generation. Is he worth the figures being mentioned though? The answer - he's worth whatever any club is willing to pay for him."
Forlan scored 10 goals in 64 appearances during his time at Man Utd, between 2002 and 2004.
Giuseppe Labellarte
