Scott McTominay has received the ultimate compliment after the former Manchester United midfielder continued his successful spell in Italy with Napoli so far.
The 29-year-old Scottish midfielder has become a key first-team player for Napoli manager Antonio Conte since he left Old Trafford in 2024 for a £25.7m fee.
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A former Manchester United youth academy product, Scott McTominay lifted the Serie A title with Napoli in his debut season at the Naples-based outfit.
McTominay’s stunning impact in the 2024-25 Serie A season also saw the former United midfielder rank in the 30-man shortlist for the 2025 Ballon d’Or award.
The Napoli ace netted 13 times and registered six assists in 36 matches across all competitions under Antonio Conte in his first campaign with the Italian club.
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Rasmus Hojlund celebrates with Scott McTominay after scoring during the Serie A 2025-26 football match between Napoli and Juventus at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in 2025.
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The former Manchester United talent’s exploits since his arrival at Napoli earned him the ‘Serie A Footballer of the Year’ award at the Gran Gala del Calcio last December.
Demetrio Albertini, who voted for McTominay, insisted that the Napoli star’s latest accolade shows he pulled off the feat of becoming the “best midfielder in Italy.”
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“He amazed me with his extraordinary qualities, with the universal appeal he’s managed to establish in a year and a half,” he told La Gazzetta dello Sport, as per Tuttomercatoweb.
The 54-year-old AC Milan legend continued: “How many like him are there out there?
“It’s not just me who says he was the best midfielder in Italy; his colleagues said so, too, as they voted him ‘MVP’ at the Gran Gala del Calcio.
“The votes come from people like him, and they count for more.”
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Demetrio Albertini’s powerful verdict on Scott McTominay after the former Napoli ace’s midfield impact
McTominay became the first Scottish player in history to scoop the Serie A Footballer of the Year accolade and Demetrio Albertini waxed lyrical about him as a midfielder.
Albertini fell short of calling McTominay the best midfielder in the world, but he was not afraid to put the Scotland ace ‘up there’ with other big players in football.
“I don’t know if he’s the best in Europe, but he’s certainly among the best,” he added.
McTominay had spent his entire football career, both club and youth level, with Man Utd before his switch to Serie A side Napoli in 2024.
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