Napoli midfielder Scott McTominay has undergone a heart operation after doctors identified a mild, benign arrhythmia.
The 29-year-old Scotland international had an ablation procedure on Tuesday morning in his home city. Napoli said the operation was successful.
McTominay is now expected to miss Napoli’s opening Champions League match against Arsenal, along with two Serie A fixtures against Bologna and Fiorentina.
The club confirmed that the procedure had been carried out after the heart rhythm problem was detected. It described the arrhythmia as light and benign, indicating that the condition was not considered harmful, but it nevertheless required medical treatment.
The operation took place in the city where McTominay is from, with the midfielder undergoing cardiac ablation. Napoli did not provide any further details about the procedure beyond confirming that it had gone well.
As a result, McTominay is expected to be unavailable for a significant sequence of fixtures at the beginning of Napoli’s European and domestic campaigns. The first match listed among those he is expected to miss is the Champions League meeting with Arsenal.
He is also expected to sit out Napoli’s Serie A games against Bologna and Fiorentina. The club has not announced a precise timetable for his return to competitive action.
McTominay joined Napoli’s squad as a midfielder and is the subject of the club’s latest medical update following the discovery of the arrhythmia. The statement focused on the successful completion of the operation and the immediate matches that may be affected.
The Scotland player’s absence would leave Napoli without him for their Champions League opener and the two Italian league fixtures, subject to his recovery and the club’s medical assessment.
No other information about the condition, the operation or McTominay’s rehabilitation was included in Napoli’s announcement. The club’s confirmation means his expected short-term schedule is clear, but a return date has not been given.
For now, the priority is McTominay’s recovery after the successful ablation procedure. Napoli are due to begin their Champions League campaign against Arsenal, before facing Bologna and Fiorentina in Serie A, with the midfielder expected to miss all three matches.