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SCOTT MCTOMINAY’S NAME BACK IN HEADLINES WITH POTENTIAL PREMIER LEAGUE TWIST

Scott McTominay is reportedly considering a Premier League return, tired of his off-pitch life in Italy. Despite being a key scorer for Antonio Conte's Napoli, the Scottish midfielder struggles with the lack of privacy.

Scott McTominay’s name back in headlines with potential Premier League twist
McTominay’s form reaches new heights - Photo Credit: Getty Images

According to reports, Scott McTominay has grown tired of his personal circumstances in Italy and may return to the Premier League next year. McTominay has enjoyed his time on the pitch since leaving Manchester United to join Napoli last year, but his two-season stay there may be cut short.

With 17 goals and seven assists in 46 games, the 28-year-old is a vital member of Antonio Conte's team and helped Napoli win Serie A the previous season. After winning Serie A's player of the year award, he is adored by the Naples supporters.

McTominay's £25.7 million transfer has been praised as a steal, as he now plays with Rasmus Hojlund, a United loanee, and Kevin De Bruyne. However, following a fantastic first season, things have gotten a little more challenging in 2025–26. Napoli's weaknesses were exposed in the Champions League midweek when they were thrashed 6-2 by PSV Eindhoven.

Both of Napoli's goals in that match were scored by McTominay, who also scored in their 3-1 victory over Inter Milan on Saturday to put his team back atop Serie A. However, according to The Sun, things are not quite as good in southern Italy off the pitch.

According to the article, McTominay has had to cope with the intense fan base of the club. He is apparently upset that he can not go out and do regular things without being surrounded by supporters in the one-club city, even though he is content with his lifelong partner, Cameron Reading.

In ten games this season, McTominay has four goals and one assist, three of which have come this week. Even though he has a contract with Napoli through June 2028 and would consequently fetch a significant price, he would undoubtedly be an alluring offer for a Premier League team.

Naturally, as they attempt to defend their title, Conte would not want to lose one of his greatest players. McTominay's goal in Saturday's victory over Inter highlighted his significance as they took the lead.

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After the game, Conte declared, "I live the game with my guys, for good and bad, and we played against, in my opinion, the strongest side in Italy."

Although they lost a few games along the way, their team is theoretically far superior to everyone else's. A fluke prevented them from making it to the Champions League final twice in three years

Given their numerous injuries, Napoli's triumph is all the more remarkable. Even if we could have been cursed, we continue. Because they were in excellent form, Inter came here today with the intention of killing us on a sporting level, Conte continued.

We did not intend to die, but if you grasp that point in the campaign, you have to kill your opponent. Despite all of those issues, we performed admirably.

VAR REVIEW: CHELSEA 2-2 BOURNEMOUTH, ESTêVãO PENALTY DRAMA EXPLAINED! WAS IT A FOUL OR A DIVE

Explaining the VAR: How an 11th-minute penalty check at Stamford Bridge saved a point for Chelsea against a resilient Bournemouth.

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Antoine Semenyo’s clumsy challenge handed Chelsea a vital lifeline

Every week, the Video Assistant Referee stirs up drama in the Premier League. Let's break down how these calls are made and if they're actually right.

This season, we're digging into the big moments to explain the VAR process and the rules of the game.

What went down: Chelsea's Estêvão was moving into the Bournemouth box, with Antoine Semenyo on his tail. Estêvão went down after some contact with Semenyo. The ref, Barrott, waved off Chelsea's penalty shouts, saying there wasn't a foul. He thought both players made contact naturally as they were running, and Estêvão basically tripped himself.

VAR said, "After looking at it, VAR Pawson suggested Barrott take another look at the monitor for a possible penalty because Semenyo might have tripped Estêvão."

VAR's take: Pawson had to figure out if the contact was just part of the play, like the ref thought, or if Semenyo fouled Estêvão. It was clear Estêvão tripped, but the question was how the contact started.

At first glance, it would be hard for Pawson to disagree with the ref because the main TV angle wasn't clear. But after checking out the sideline and behind views, Pawson saw that Semenyo stepped into Estêvão's path, making enough contact with his leg to cause him to trip.

Pawson told Barrott to check the monitor for a possible penalty. Barrott watched the replays, agreed, and gave Chelsea the penalty.

The call: It was a reasonable VAR call based on today's standards. But it's a borderline case.

Barrott seemed unsure of the monitor and needed some convincing from different angles.

A lot of the time, this kind of contact is just from players running normally, and someone goes down. To give a penalty, there really needs to be a clear foul by the defender. You could say that happened here, but it's a pretty low standard for VAR to get involved.

Chelsea 2-2 AFC Bournemouth

Referee: Sam Barrott

VAR: Craig Pawson

What: VAR check for a foul in the box

When: 11th minute

BREAKING: UNAI EMERY REVEALS THE REAL REASON BEHIND HIS COLD ARTETA HANDSHAKE SNUB NOW

Unai Emery explains why he skipped the post-match handshake as Arsenal’s 4-1 win ends Aston Villa’s 11-game streak at the Emirates.

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Emery snubs Arteta's handshake

Unai Emery said he didn't shake Mikel Arteta's hand right after Aston Villa lost at the Emirates Stadium since the Arsenal manager kept him waiting.

This loss stopped Villa's winning streak at 11 games, their first in almost two months.

Villa held their own in the first half, but Arsenal scored early in the second when Gabriel got to the ball before Emi Martinez on a corner.

Martin Zubimendi quickly made it 2-0, and Leandro Trossard scored a third goal a little after an hour had passed.

Soon after entering the pitch, Gabriel Jesus scored, making it 4-0. Ollie Watkins was able to respond by tapping in a goal late in the game after Donyell Malen's nice play.

After the game, Emery waited to shake Arteta's hand, but he went to the locker room since Arteta was still celebrating with his team.

It’s easy to see. I like to do things fast,” Emery said when asked about why he didn’t shake Arteta’s hand.

“I shake hands, then I go to the dressing room with my players and coaches. I was waiting.

“Arteta was busy with his coaches, so I went inside. It’s not a big deal for me.”

About the match, Emery commented, “We played great in the first half, and things were going our way. We had corners and defended well. We didn’t let them get a corner in the first half.

“We felt good, but we let in the first goal in the second half. Onana getting hurt didn’t help since he’s important for set pieces and in the midfield.

“We didn’t quit, and we kept playing hard. We scored one goal and almost scored more. Arsenal is the best team in the league and should win the title.

“I’m not sure which day it is since we’ve played Arsenal twice already, and we still have to play Nottingham. But I’m happy with our goals and how we're trying to attain them.

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