Both Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Rio Ferdinand shook their heads dejectedly when Manchester United chose not to have Scott McTominay as part of their long-term plans with Ten Hag at the helm, and sold the Scot for £25 million to Napoli. After just a few months, this signing was called The Big Steal.
McTominay has been absolutely sensational under Antonio Conte, in a much more attacking role than at United. The Scot also scored in the last game against Torino to win Napoli, while title rivals Inter Milan suffered a 1-0 defeat to Roma.
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Scott “all in” McTominay stands with 11 Serie A goals. With four games left, Napoli lead by three points ahead of Inter Milan. Now Lecce, Genoa, Parma and Cagliari are waiting for Napoli, so not the intimidating opposition.
If Napoli cross the goal line of the season with the most points, a hefty bonus could be waiting for McTominay in his first season away from Manchester United. Club owner Aurelio de Laurentiis is said to have given the Napoli players two years ago a big bonus for winning the league, when Napoli stood up to Barcelona for play in the Champions League quarter-finals, the Napoli owner confirmed to CBS Sports he waved a bonus of 10 million euros for advancement.
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You can say a lot about de Laurentiis, but the rubbing of bonus payments when he gets titles, he is not. For Scott McTominay, this could be a very lucrative season. The buddies at Manchester United could end up with the opposite.
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