Walsh told The Athletic: “When Jose signed Romelu Lukaku from Everton, I remember saying to him, ‘You have to be careful with Lukaku. He is a big baby, you know.’
“He said he could handle him. I don’t think he really got Lukaku on-side mentally, which you have to do.
“That is the case with him and Paul Pogba. They aren’t my type of players. They are more about themselves than the team.
“I wouldn’t have touched them. Because they are good players doesn’t mean you are going to get a good team out of it.”
Solskjaer had previously said that he did not mind Lukaku leaving United.
Jose Mourinho was issued Romelu Lukaku warning before Man Utd transfer - 'He's a big baby' (Image: GETTY)
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Jose Mourinho was issued Romelu Lukaku warning before Man Utd transfer - 'He's a big baby' (Image: GETTY)
Though the man himself has insisted the manager wanted him to stay at the Premier League club.
“Solskjaer has my eternal respect,” Lukaku, who has scored nine goals in just 12 league outings for Inter, told Het Belang van Limburg.
“He understood me when I said in March that it was time for me to leave.
“I have been in the Premier League as an 18-year-old boy and now I am 26.
“Solskjaer wanted to keep me, but I was ready for something new.”
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