Paul Scholes admits he is unsure where Cole Palmer would fit in the current Manchester United side if his former club made a move to sign the Chelsea midfielder this summer.
Reports have claimed that Palmer has become disillusioned at Chelsea after a chaotic season saw Enzo Maresca walk away from Stamford Bridge at the start of the year.
Last month, Palmer distanced himself from the reports by insisting that he had ‘no plans’ to leave Chelsea in the summer transfer window.
However, Scholes believes Palmer would struggle to fit in United’s current side with Bruno Fernandes still at Old Trafford.
‘I don’t see where he plays for United, that’s the problem,’ Scholes told talkSPORT.
‘I see him in a similar position to Bruno, look, he’s not going to be as infuential as Bruno has been in this team.
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‘Whether you can play him off the right side, cutting in with his left foot then yeah, look, he’s a brilliant footballer, again, he’s gone quiet but everyone at Chelsea has gone quiet, I’m not quite sure what’s happening at that club.
‘As many good players you can get in your team then why not? He’s a match winner on his day.’
Scholes, meanwhile, believes United need to reinforce the squad with two new central midfielders this summer and says Nottingham Forest’s Elliot Anderson should be the club’s top target.
‘I think last summer was probably quite good, they sorted the forward line out, [Benjamin] Sesko is looking good as well, okay, he’s picked up another injury, they might possibly need another forward,’ Scholes said.
‘I just think every time I watch United they get attacked through the middle so often, they get overran in that midfield area.
‘Casemiro has had a little bit of a rebirth but he’s never going to have the legs if you’re going to want to compete at the top end of the Premier League.
‘And I also think they need one or two centre-backs who are a little bit more physical.
‘But definitely that area of the pitch, the middle of the pitch, somebody with Kobbie [Mainoo], we know how clever Kobbie is, Kobbie can play the game in his brain, legs aren’t a massive thing for him, as long as you’ve got someone who can play that position really well next to him.
‘I think they might need two of them. You can about Anderson, [Sandro] Tonali, [Adam] Wharton, they might need two of those three, of two top quality midfield players just to go into that area to try to get control of games.’
Asked if Anderson would be his first choice, Scholes replied: ‘I think it would.
‘I really liked him when he was at Newcastle. Well, Newcastle had to sell him because of the PSR stuff. But what I’ve seen him of him has been nothing short of brilliant really.
‘What he’s done for Forest has been really good, in the Europa League, he’s still got to go to that next level, he’s done it with England, well, England games are very hard to gauge because I don’t think they’re playing the best competition until they get to the World Cup when those bigger games come and we’ll get a better idea.
‘He’ll still have to test himself in the Champions League, but he looks to me like he’d be able to handle it. Absolutely no problem.
‘But as I say, I think one or two will be needed, not just the one. But Anderson and Mainoo, I think I’d be happy with that for the start of next season.’
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