Overview
- In a Sky Calcio Unplugged interview reported by multiple outlets, Radja Nainggolan labeled Scott McTominay "an average player" and said he lacks the technique to build play between the lines.
- Nainggolan said he was better at his peak than McTominay and Hakan Çalhanoğlu, while placing Nicolò Barella above himself and praising Kevin De Bruyne and Luka Modrić.
- Since joining Napoli in 2024 for about £25.7 million, McTominay has won Serie A and the Supercoppa Italiana, earned the league's MVP award, and received a Ballon d'Or nomination.
- McTominay has scored 26 goals in 76 Napoli games and 13 this season, and he has become a local favorite in Naples known as "McFratm" with his image displayed around the city.
- There has been no widely reported response from McTominay or Napoli, as coverage also notes Nainggolan's view that Inter have the strongest squad in Italy this season.