Paul Scholes says asking former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson for a pay rise after a lucrative offer from another club is his ‘biggest regret in football’.

Scholes attracted interest from Serie A giants Inter Milan after helping United win the treble in 1999-2000.

According to the ex-England midfielder, Inter offered him a deal worth £4m-a-year after tax – which was ‘more than double’ his current salary at Old Trafford.

Scholes rejected the approach, which was made through Ryan Giggs’ agent Harry Swales, but decided to go to Fergie soon after and ask for a pay rise.

Ferguson was typically forthright during what Scholes hoped would be a contract negotiation and immediately dismissed the player’s request.

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‘I was 25 and Inter Milan wanted to give me £4million a year, tax-free. Back then, that was massive,’ Scholes said on The Overlap.

‘It was probably more than double what I was on at...