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Published 15:48 2 Aug 2016 BST
Updated 15:48 2 Aug 2016 BST
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"If Paul Pogba is to cost €120m, imagine how much Manchester United would have needed to pay for Paul Scholes?" the Uruguayan wrote in his column for The National.
"The midfielder was the best player that I ever played with - by a distance. United were lucky in that Scholes had no need or desire to leave the club when he was a player. He was a local boy and a United fan, one of the few great players born near a club who are one of the biggest in the world."
"He lived at home and won all the trophies possible, not that I could have seen Scholes moving to Real Madrid or Bayern Munich."Forlan also said that Pogba is worth as much as a club is willing to pay for him, which, in United's case, is a world record fee fours after allowing him to leave the club for Juventus four years ago.
"Pogba's a good player, I like him. He could well go onto become the best midfielder of his generation. Is he worth the figures being mentioned though? The answer: He's worth whatever any club is willing to pay for him."Listen to our GAA podcast with Colm Parkinson. Click here to subscribe on iTunes. https://soundcloud.com/sportsjoe-gaa-hour/we-join-the-celebrations-on-the-tipp-bus-and-paul-galvin-on-kerry
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