Scottish legend explains why McTominay and Gilmour are fabulously suited for Napoli

Scotland internationals Scott McTominay and Billy Gilmour both made a very interesting move to Napoli this summer, and former Tartan Terrier and Chelsea legend Pat Nevin believes they have made a fantastic decision to move to I Partenopei.

Both players were struggling to get the gametime they wanted at their clubs in the Premier League and it might have come as a surprise that both of them went to Napoli. Nevin, however, is delighted about the two Scotsmen´s career moves. 

He praises both of them as top players and says that they are fabulously suited for Napoli. 

Fabulous move by McTominay and Gilmour

Pat Nevin is looking very much forward to watching McTominay and Gilmour in Serie A, however he is surprised that especially McTominay didn’t stay in the Premier League. 

“It’s becoming less rare for Scottish players to go to Italy than people think. Ferguson is at Bologna and Aaron Hickey played there as well. I think they like what they get from the Scottish players.”

“I think both Scott McTominay and Billy Gilmour are both fabulously suited to Napoli and obviously Antonio Conte knows Billy. I think McTominay and Gilmour have made fabulously good decisions, and so have Napoli. Both are great players.”

“I have watched McTominay play so many games for Scotland and I cannot believe that the English clubs didn´t jump at him. I mean, I am sure that Everton and West Ham would have taken him.”

Furthermore, Pat Nevin is a big fan of how Napoli plays, and especially one player is catching his eyes. 

“If anyone has not watched Napoli this season, I have to say what an exciting club it is. They have Lukaku up front, and then one of my favourite players in the world, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.”

“I hope he one day will play in the Premier League, because he is one of my favourite players. Also, they have that early excitement you always have when Conte comes in.”

Gilmour is like Jorginho and can play for any team in the world

Pat Nevin is a big fan of Billy Gilmour, who he believes would be able to play for any team in the world. The former Chelsea player also shares a funny story about Billy Gilmour, which left Petr Cech a bit baffled. 

“Gilmour is one of those players where any team in the world can put him in the middle of the park and he will work it out. I honestly don’t know a team he couldn’t cope in. He is so good on the ball. He is quite like Jorginho, who is the most underrated player I have ever known. Gilmour can be that good. If Jorginho can do it at that level, so can Gilmour.”

“I have a funny story about Gilmour, and by the way, if you are in the same room as the two of us, you will never understand a word with our Glasgow accents. But when Chelsea won the Champions League final in Porto, I went to the party because Roman Abramovich invited me.”

“I started talking to Gilmour and Petr Cech just watched us talking before he asked us if we were speaking English. He didn’t understand a single word. Gilmour is such a lovely person and Cech was just laughing.”

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