Scott McTominay shared a secret about Napoli with me while in Naples and his Serie A impact is no surprise
The Scotland star is already a hero at his new club alongside international colleague and pal Billy Gilmour
Scott McTominay shared a secret with a Napoli colleague that he has now let the world in on.
The new King of Naples had a Serie A debut season even he wouldn't have dreamed of as he lifted the Scudetto alongside Scotland colleague Billy Gilmour and instantly became a club legend and fans' favourite with the diehard support.
Elia Caprile - who joined Cagliari on loan in January and looks set to make it a permanent stay according to Italian reports - has revealed that the former Manchester United star told him that he has NEVER trained as much as he has under Antonio Conte.
The stopper has also not been surprised by the impact he has had on the league in his debut campaign as he opened up on the talks he shared with McTominay and Gilmour about their time at Old Trafford and Brighton.
He is also no stranger to the English game having spent some time at Leeds early on in his career.
Caprile - speaking in his homeland - explained: "One day McTominay told me: 'I have never trained as much as I did with Conte'.
"I expected him to have this impact on Serie A. From him, but also from all the new players.
"Kvara, McTominay, Buongirono, Di Lorenzo, Lobotka, who in my opinion is the strongest midfielder in Italy with his characteristics."
He continued: "It was like being in the playground.
"We spoke to McTominay and Gilmour about the English culture. I asked them what life was like at United and Brighton.
"We compared my experience at Leeds and then in Italy."
The 28-year-old is on a well-earned summer break after finishing the campaign on Scotland duty.
He started the friendly defeat to Iceland at Hampden last week but missed out on the trip to Vaduz to face Liechtenstein through injury alongside new Celtic recruit Kieran Tierney.
Steve Clarke will be depending on the Napoli star in his bid to lead Scotland to the World Cup with qualifying on the horizon.
The Dark Blues will face Denmark, Greece and Belarus in a four team section.
At club level it will be all about defending the Serie A crown and fighting for the Coppa Italia and Champions League next term.
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