Scholes: I approached Sir Alex Ferguson for a raise after another company offered me a high salary, which was my biggest regret

Hupu News on October 31 Recently, Scholes was a guest on "The Overlap" program and said that after receiving a high-paying offer from another club, he asked Sir Alex Ferguson for a salary increase. This was his "biggest regret in his football career."

Scholes said: "I was 25 years old at the time, and Inter Milan wanted to give me a contract with an annual salary of 4 million pounds after tax. In that era, this was a huge sum of money, which was probably more than twice my salary at Manchester United. I remember it was reported on the back of the newspaper at the time, and the headline was something like 'Scholes is expected to join Inter Milan for 30 million pounds.' . But then the matter went nowhere, and I rejected the other party at the time."

"But I later plucked up the courage to go to Ferguson and ask for a salary increase. I thought I had to tell him anyway. I probably said this: 'I think I deserve a higher salary, or I hope to get a salary increase.'"

"Looking back now, I feel that. Unbelievable: I just looked at Ferguson, and then he took out the little black book that he always carried with him...you remember his little black book, right? He just flipped through it for about five minutes, and then said: 'No, I think your current salary is good. Your level is consistent with the rest of the team.'"

"That's how our conversation went. It's over. Ferguson just said, 'I think your income is pretty good now.' I could only say, 'Okay, thank you,' and then left."

"It was really the worst moment and the biggest regret in my football career. It's so uncomfortable. When I think about it now, my heart beats faster, because I really regret doing that."