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Napoli’s ex Man Utd star McTominay needs surgery for irregular heartbeat

Napoli midfielder Scott McTominay will undergo surgery for an irregular heartbeat, the Serie A club announced. The procedure, a pulsed field ablation, is a minimally invasive technique to treat heart arrhythmias.

Kevin HandAl JazeeraFiled 2026-09-01 · 14:11 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min
Napoli’s ex Man Utd star McTominay needs surgery for irregular heartbeat
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Napoli midfielder Scott McTominay will undergo surgery for an irregular heartbeat, the Serie A club announced. The procedure, a pulsed field ablation, is a minimally invasive technique to treat heart arrhythmias. McTominay, who joined Napoli from Manchester United, is expected to be sidelined until after the season's first international break in October. The 29-year-old Scotland international was previously named Serie A's MVP in 2025 and played for Scotland at this year's World Cup. He exited Napoli's recent match against Como during the second half.

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McTominay joined Napoli from Manchester United in 2024 after seven seasons with the English club.

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Scott McTominay was Serie A's MVP in 2025 and helped Napoli win the title.

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The procedure will be a PFA (pulsed field ablation), a minimally invasive technique for arrhythmias.

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McTominay will be sidelined until after the season's first international break, missing games until October.

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Napoli midfielder Scott McTominay will undergo surgery for an irregular heartbeat.

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Scotland international Scott McTominay, who joined Napoli from Manchester United, to undergo heart surgery.Napoli midfielder Scott McTominay will undergo a surgical procedure to treat an irregular heartbeat, the Serie A club has announced.Napoli added that McTominay will be out until after the season’s first international break, meaning he won’t play again until October.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Arsenal edge past troubled Aston Villa 1-0 as Saka scores only goallist 2 of 4Transfer deadline day 2026: All to know about target signings, clubs, feeslist 3 of 4Liverpool sign Bradley Barcola from Paris Saint-Germainlist 4 of 4Fernandes hat-trick fires Man Utd in seven-goal thriller with Ipswichend of list“Following the development of a minor, benign arrhythmia, Scott McTominay over the coming days will undergo an operation a PFA [pulsed field ablation],” Napoli said on Tuesday.A PFA is a minimally invasive technique used to treat heart arrhythmias.The 29-year-old was Serie A’s MVP when he helped Napoli win the title in 2025. He played for Scotland at this year’s World Cup and was also listed among the contenders for the last Ballon d’Or.McTominay exited during the second half of Napoli’s 2-1 loss to Como on Sunday.A product of the Manchester United youth system, which he joined during the Alex Ferguson tenure as manager of the Premier League club, McTominay has played in 73 internationals for Scotland, scoring 15 goals.His 2024 move to Napoli came after seven seasons in the United first team.
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