Overview
- Napoli announced on Tuesday that tests after Scott McTominay was substituted against Como found a mild, benign arrhythmia and that he will undergo a corrective pulsed-field ablation in the coming days.
- The club expects him to be available again after the September international window, which will rule him out of at least four Napoli fixtures including the trip to Inter and the home Champions League game with Arsenal.
- Pulsed-field ablation is a short, minimally invasive catheter procedure that uses targeted energy to destroy small areas of heart tissue causing abnormal electrical signals and restore a normal rhythm.
- McTominay has publicly reassured fans, posting on Instagram and telling reporters the operation was planned with the club and that he expects to be out for only a few weeks; he also said there have been no recent talks on a contract extension.
- The 29-year-old joined Napoli from Manchester United in 2024 and has become a key player, so his temporary absence forces both Napoli and Scotland, who begin a Nations League campaign under new manager Sebastien Pocognoli, to adjust in the short term.