McTominay

The midfielder, who will return to training in two weeks, will miss Wednesday’s Champions League game against Arsenal.

Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay has had successful surgery on a minor heart issue on Tuesday and will return to training in two weeks’ time, his club Napoli said.

The former Manchester United player recently experienced a heart rhythm disorder, something which is not considered serious but did require surgery.

“On Tuesday morning, Scott McTominay underwent an ablation procedure at Spire Manchester Hospital. The operation was a complete success,” the Serie A club said in a statement.

“McTominay will rest for two weeks and then resume training.”

McTominay, 29, has been a key player for Napoli since joining from Manchester United in 2024, scoring 27 goals in 82 matches.

But he was off-form in their opening two Serie A games.

Napoli previously said McTominay would miss Scotland’s upcoming Nations League fixtures against Slovenia (twice), Switzerland and North Macedonia.

Napoli, who have just three points from their opening three Serie A games this season, host Arsenal in the Champions League on Wednesday and then play Bologna and Fiorentina before the international break.

Napoli have said Scott McTominay’s heart surgery “was a complete success” and expect the Scotland midfielder to resume training this month.

The 29-year-old’s ablation procedure – a minimally invasive operation to correct irregular heart rhythms – took place at Spire Manchester Hospital on Tuesday morning.

McTominay was substituted after 56 minutes of Napoli’s 2-1 Serie A defeat by Como on 30 August.

A mild benign arrhythmia was discovered, prompting the corrective treatment.

Napoli, who said in statement, external that “McTominay will rest for two weeks and then resume training”, had expected the former Manchester United player to return to action after the international break in early October.

When his heart issue was announced, McTominay posted on Instagram: “See you soon Napoli. I won’t take long.”

Sebastien Pocognoli’s first four games as Scotland head coach – home and away against Slovenia as well as matches with North Macedonia and Switzerland in the Nations League – are scheduled for the end of September and early October.

According to the NHS,, external an arrhythmia is when the heart beats too quickly or too slowly, or the heartbeat is not steady.

The British Heart Foundation explains, external a cardiac arrhythmia ablation involves using heat or cold energy to create tiny scars in the heart to block faulty signals and restore a typical heartbeat.