{
  "id": 3299829,
  "title": "Transfer: Scholes names Man United star angry over Santos, Tielemans, Baleba arrival",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/transfer-scholes-names-man-united-star-angry-over-santos-tielemans",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T15:53:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/25/transfer-scholes-names-man-united-star-angry-over-santos-tielemans-baleba-arrival/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has expressed his belief that Kobbie Mainoo is superior to the new midfield signings the club made this summer. In an interview on The Good, The Bad, The Football podcast, Scholes criticized the acquisitions of Andrey Santos, Youri Tielemans, and Carlos Baleba. He stated, \"They've just spent 90 million on two midfield players, another 60, 70 million on another player. He[Mainoo] is better than all three of them.\"\n\nScholes acknowledged that Mainoo's subdued demeanor might be a potential downside. However, he noted that while Mainoo wasn't at his peak last season, he still managed to make a significant impact towards the end of the campaign. He said, \"That might be his problem, you know. Yeah. I'm pretty sure he will be angry inside. And have we not learned this lesson from the first half of last season when he didn't play, and they were terrible? I still don't think he was amazing when he came in. But he's better than what we've got.\"\n\nManchester United had spent £50 million to sign Andrey Santos and had activated the £35 million release clause to bring Tielemans from Aston Villa. They are also reportedly set to add Carlos Baleba to their ranks from Brighton & Hove Albion.",
  "summary": "Manchester United legend, Paul Scholes has said that Kobbie Mainoo is better than the midfielders the club brought in this summer. He noted that although the Englishman was not outstanding last season, he is still the better option than the new midfielders. Speaking on The Good, The Bad, The Football podcast, Scholes expressed doubts about […] Transfer: Scholes names Man United star angry over…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
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        "published": "2026-08-25T15:18:21.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Man United sign midfielder Carlos Baleba",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/man-united-sign-midfielder-carlos-baleba",
        "published": "2026-08-25T16:31:28.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Manchester United sign Cameroon’s Carlos Baleba from Brighton until 2031",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/manchester-united-sign-cameroons-carlos-baleba-from-brighton-until",
        "published": "2026-08-25T16:49:05.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Carlos Baleba joins Manchester United in transfer from Brighton",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/carlos-baleba-joins-manchester-united-in-transfer-from-brighton",
        "published": "2026-08-25T16:55:29.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "Manchester United officially sign Cameroon star Carlos Baleba",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/manchester-united-officially-sign-cameroon-star-carlos-baleba",
        "published": "2026-08-25T17:05:43.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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