Former Italy star ‘surprised’ by McTominay: ‘Among the very best in Europe’ | OneFootball

Former Milan and Italy star Demetrio Albertini praises Napoli ace Scott McTominay: ‘He’s certainly among the very best in Europe.’

Scotland international McTominay continues to draw plaudits in Italy, and this time the praise came from one of Italian football‘s greats.

Albertini: ‘How many players like McTominay are around?

FLORENCE, ITALY – FEBRUARY 20: FIGC Technical Sector President Demetrio Albertini attends the Italian Football Federation ‘Panchina D’Oro’ Awards Ceremony at Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano on February 20, 2023 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)

“He surprised me with his extremely high level of quality, with the all-round ability he has managed to impose in a year and a half,” Albertini, a former Milan and Barcelona midfielder, told Gazzetta.

“We’ve seen him do everything: play as a box-to-box midfielder, as a winger, as a forward and then even as a holding midfielder and a playmaker. How many players like him are around? That he has been the strongest midfielder in Italy isn’t just my opinion; his fellow players said it too, when he was voted MVP at the Gran Galà del Calcio. Those votes come from players like him, and they count for more.

McTominay ‘decisive’ for Napoli

NAPLES, ITALY – JANUARY 14: Scott McTominay of SSC Napoli shoots to score his team’s first goal during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Parma Calcio 1913 at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on January 14, 2026 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

“He scored a lot, and his goals are usually decisive. That’s another big difference compared to the norm. I don’t know if he’s also the best in Europem but he’s certainly among the very best and to me that almost feels like a detail. Congratulations to whoever had the idea to bring him to Napoli.”