Scott McTominay Everton and West Ham transfer miss as ex Manchester United star tipped for Napoli stardom
Pat Nevin admits he's astounded Scott McTominay's move to Napoli wasn't hijacked by any English teams.
The Scotland playmaker ended his 22-year stay at Manchester United - who he joined at just five-years-old - to join Billy Gilmour at Napoli on transfer deadline day. McTominay, 27, made his debut in the weekend's 4-0 Serie A win away to Cagliari and is a major part of boss Antonio Conte's plans. The £25million star was tracked by Fulham earlier in the summer but Nevin can't believe other Premier League clubs didn't come forward.
He told bettingexpert.com: "It’s becoming less rare for Scottish players to go to Italy than people think. Ferguson is at Bologna and Aaron Hickey played there as well. I think they like what they get from the Scottish players.
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"I think both Scott McTominay and Billy Gilmour are both fabulously suited to Napoli and obviously Antonio Conte knows Billy. I think McTominay and Gilmour have made fabulously good decisions, and so have Napoli. Both are great players.
"I have watched McTominay play so many games for Scotland and I cannot believe that the English clubs didn't jump at him. I mean, I am sure that Everton and West Ham would have taken him.
"If anyone has not watched Napoli this season, I have to say what an exciting club it is. They have Lukaku up front, and then one of my favourite players in the world, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. I hope he one day will play in the Premier League, because he is one of my favourite players. Also, they have that early excitement you always have when Conte comes in."