Scott McTominay Undergoes Heart Surgery: What Happened and When Will He Be Back on the Field?

SCOTT MCTOMINAY has had “successful” heart surgery.

The and midfielder had the procedure at Spire Manchester Hospital on Tuesday, September 8.

Why did Scott McTominay have heart surgery?

McTominay had , which is described by the NHS as “when your heart beats too quickly or too slowly, or your heartbeat is not steady”.

To fix the issue, underwent cardiac arrhythmia ablation.

The procedure was described as a “complete success”.

The treatment involves heat or cold energy being used to create tiny scars in the heart.

This blocks faulty signals and restores a typical heartbeat.

Mild benign arrhythmia is not considered serious or life threatening.

When will Scott McTominay be able to play again?

Napoli expect the former midfielder to be playing again after the upcoming international break.

And he is set to resume training just two weeks after the surgery.

However, this means he will miss Scotland’s upcoming matches, which are the first under new boss Sebastien Pocognoli.

The Scots play Slovenia twice, Switzerland at home and North Macedonia away in the Nations League.

McTominay will also not play as Napoli welcome Arsenal in their Champions League opener on Wednesday, September 9.