Scott McTominay Set for Minor Heart Procedure After Arrhythmia Diagnosis

BBC Sport reports that Napoli and Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay is due to undergo a minor heart procedure after the Italian club announced the discovery of what it described as a mild benign arrhythmia. The 29-year-old is expected to receive corrective treatment in the coming days, with Napoli presenting the condition and procedure as manageable rather than giving a longer-term prognosis.

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McTominay was substituted after 56 minutes of Napoli’s 2-1 Serie A defeat by Como on Sunday. Napoli subsequently confirmed the medical finding and said the planned treatment would be cardiac arrhythmia ablation. The club has not given a precise date for the procedure beyond saying it will take place in the coming days.

Napoli expect McTominay to return to playing after the international break in early October, according to the BBC report. McTominay also posted a short message on Instagram indicating that he expects his absence to be brief, telling Napoli supporters he would see them soon and would not take long.

The timing means McTominay is likely to miss Sebastien Pocognoli’s first four matches as Scotland head coach. Those Nations League fixtures comprise home and away games against Slovenia, followed by matches against North Macedonia and Switzerland. The report does not confirm his withdrawal from each game, so his status remains an expectation tied to Napoli’s current recovery timetable.

The NHS defines an arrhythmia as a condition in which the heart beats too quickly, too slowly or without a steady rhythm. The British Heart Foundation explains that cardiac arrhythmia ablation uses heat or cold energy to create very small scars in the heart. Those scars are intended to block faulty electrical signals and restore a typical heartbeat.

For both Napoli and Scotland, the next firm information will come from the completion of the procedure and McTominay’s recovery. Napoli’s stated expectation is a return after the early-October international break, but no exact comeback match has been announced. Until the club provides another update, that remains the clearest available timetable.