Scott McTominay admits decision to leave Manchester United for Napoli “didn’t take long” | OneFootball

Scott McTominay has revealed that his decision to leave Manchester United in the summer for Napoli was a relatively easy and straightforward one.

McTominay spent 22 years at Old Trafford, having joined the club at the age of five.

He went on to make 255 appearances for the Red Devils across all competitions, winning two trophies along the way.

United and Napoli struck a deal for McTominay at around the £25m mark. His departure paved the way for Manuel Ugarte’s signing from Paris Saint-Germain.

Last month, McTominay explained that he had no regrets whatsoever about parting ways with United.

Now, in an interview with BBC, the Scotland international has doubled down on this stance. He told the news outlet, “It was a big decision, but in some ways it was quite straightforward.”

“I saw the passionate fans, I saw the coach, I saw the players and I saw an opportunity.”

“I took it. I didn’t look back. It didn’t take me long to make the decision because I knew that was what I wanted and I’ll never have any regrets in my life.”

“As soon as I put my mind to something I want to do it, that’s it. There’s no holding me back.”

The Carrington academy graduate added, “It was a mutual decision. It was a case of – there’s an opportunity there, do you want to go? Obviously I know from their side FFP is difficult. It’s not easy for clubs to make a decision in regards to homegrown players, but that was never in my thought process.”

“My thought process was coming here, seeing the fans, the coach and hopefully doing really good things.”

On his farewell, McTominay insisted, “On my last day, I had to go and see everyone and it was not easy to say goodbye. But that’s football. That’s the life. I spoke to him [Ten Hag]. He expressed his thoughts on the situation. I said, ‘listen it’s my career, I am here to push myself on.”

“In this situation, I have to look out for number one and go with my gut feeling of what I want to do in my career and not be held back by any other external factors. It was amicable. I love that football club to bits, they have been my life for 22 years, but I have moved on now. I am thoroughly enjoying myself here.”

McTominay scored 29 goals for United.

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