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title: "TT Valuation Evaluation: Manchester United’s Scott McTominay"
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published: "2020-03-01T06:25:59Z"
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# TT Valuation Evaluation: Manchester United’s Scott McTominay

**This article forms part of our Valuation Evaluation feature series, which is where Football Transfer Tavern takes a look at the increase or decrease of a player’s [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/) valuation and whether it is justified or not.**

In recent seasons, Manchester United have spent a lot of money on holding and box-to-box midfielders.

The Red Devils parted with a fee of [£47m](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44380621) to sign Fred from Shakhtar Donetsk back in 2018, while the year before that they bought Nemanja Matic from Chelsea for [£40m](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40781406). All things considered, though, it is Scott McTominay — signed for nothing — who is proving to be the real lynchpin in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s midfield.

With a market valuation of £10.8m last summer, the 23-year-old is now worth £25.2m, according to [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/scott-mctominay/marktwertverlauf/spieler/315969). And such an increase is probably fair given what he has brought to the side as a regular.

As per [WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/32/Show/England-Manchester-United), McTominay currently has the third-best average in Manchester United’s squad for tackles made per game (Premier League) with 2.1. He is also being dribbled past just 0.7 times per game, a display of his steel in the middle. To put that number into perspective, midfield partner Fred is on the receiving end of three dribbles per match.

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For that, the Scotland international deserves plaudits, which he has been getting. “You see for example, McTominay’s performance … he was dominant. He was dominant,” were the words of Jose Mourinho ([via Reuters](https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-england-mun-tot-mctominay/solskjaer-mourinho-sing-mctominays-praises-idUKKBN1Y908I)) when speaking about his former player following Tottenham’s 2-1 loss to Manchester United at the end of 2019.

Close to £30m, you would expect McTominay’s valuation to only rise if he can continue to be the dominant figure that Mourinho has come to appreciate.

***Manchester United fans, how much do you think McTominay is worth in today’s market? Let us know in the comment section below!***