Premier League legend Gianfranco Zola was asked by the Italian media to explain how Manchester United could release Scott McTominay, and that for a “sneaky” €30 million. Zola’s answer explains the incomprehensibility of the sale of the Scottish winner’s skull. Antonio Conte also explains how his plan was carried out “under the radar”.
Napoli manager Antonio Conte has started the season exactly as he expected it to go when he took the job in the summer. His most important new player was not Romelu Lukaku, but Scott McTominay, who was surprisingly sold from Manchester United.
After 14 games played, Napoli leads Serie A over Atalanta, who have really stopped giving up points.
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In yesterday’s away meeting with Torino, there was only one goal, it was signed by Scott McTominay.
“We did the right thing by choosing him,” Antonio Conte told DAZN after the game.
“We did the right thing by bringing Scott here because he wasn’t a starter at Manchester United. I already knew him and we worked under the radar to get him here,” Antonio Conte told DAZN after the game.
The Scotland international has been brilliant since his move to Italy in the summer and has become the favourite for manager Antonio Conte. Napoli had to shell out €30 million for the Scot, Conte immediately saw the potential in McTominay and switched to a four-man defence to make room for the Scot in central midfield.
Premier League legend Gianfranco Zola summed it all up:
-He is among the best signings this past summer. Here in England, they can’t understand how Man United could let him go. Maybe it was a decision related to Financial Fair Play, but they haven’t been able to digest it,” Zola told Corriere dello Sport.
It’s not so pure for Manchester United supporters who want McTominay back in midfield at Old Trafford.
