Paul Scholes has warned Manchester United against the signing of Matheus Cunha and has revealed two reasons why he believes that the move would not work.
Mail Sport reported this week that United almost matches Cunha before he activated his £ 62.5 million release clause at Wolves.
This season, the attacker scored 15 goals in 29 Premier League matches and attracted interest from people such as Newcastle, Arsenal and Tottenham.
But United seems to have stolen a march on their competition and hope to have the conditions by next month, while they still have financial headroom.
Scholes, however, says that Cunha would be wise to choose another destination.
Scholes said why he explains why he “worries” for the 25-year-old in his TNT sports column and said: “He looks like he has the attributes that Ruben Amorim wants.
'He knows that physically his team is simply not strong or fast enough, so Matheus Cunha is clearly athletic, and he has quality with 15 league goals this season.
'I just worry about every signature that is currently coming to Manchester United. It just feels like it's such a bad place to go. The quality of playing at the moment is so bad.
“Is he a center forward or is he a broad player? There is no doubt that he has quality and of course it would be nice to sign it, but I am worried about where it fits.
“You can sign the best three players in the world, and I think they are struggling in this team right now, but they have to start somewhere.”
United boss Ruben Amorim has made no secret of his admiration for Cunha.
He was seen in conversation with him after United lost 2-0 in Molineux in December and again in the tunnel in the reverse match in Old Trafford this month.
Amorim insisted that 'every player' wants to play for United, but immediately refused to comment on the flourishing interest of United in Cunha.
“What I feel is that there are many players who want to play for our club,” said Amorim.
'I know that if you watch our club at the moment – with all the problems with the staff, people who go, coach, the results change – it seems a bit of a problem.
“But we have a clear idea. That is the easiest part to explain a player. And then it is Manchester United. Everyone wants to play for Manchester United. '
Asked if one of those players will be Cunha, he added: 'I will not say anything about Matheus, because if I say once, I will have to say for every situation that is yes or no.
'I will not comment on that. It is difficult to predict what will happen in the future. '