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McTominay to miss Napoli's clash with Arsenal following heart procedure

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Napoli midfielder Scott McTominay has ⁠had a successful procedure to correct a heart ‌arrhythmia and is expected to return ‌to training in ‌about two weeks, the Italian ‌club said on Tuesday.

[p]The 29-year-old ‌Scotland international underwent a planned ablation procedure at Spire ‌Manchester Hospital following a ⁠diagnosis ‌of a mild, benign arrhythmia last ​week.[/p][p][b]"As was planned, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mctominay-scott/A7S3y397/"]Scott McTominay[/a] had an ​ablation procedure carried out at the Spire Manchester Hospital ⁠during the ​morning,"[/b] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/napoli/69Dxbc61/"]Napoli[/a] said in a statement.[/p][p][b]"The surgery was perfectly successful. [/b][b]McTominay will observe a ‌rest period of around two weeks before resuming training."[/b][/p][embed guid="aa7b9dd5-711b-45ef-92f4-40ad99af061e" url="https://x.com/en_sscnapoli/status/2097287878791295039" social-type="twitter" /][p]The former Manchester United midfielder sat out Napoli's 3-2 Serie A defeat by champions Inter Milan on Saturday. He is set to miss ‌[a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/arsenal-hA1Zm19f/napoli-69Dxbc61/?mid=juiAv14K"]Wednesday's Champions League opener ​against Arsenal[/a], as well ‌as league fixtures against Bologna and Fiorentina.[/p][p]McTominay is expected to resume full training during the upcoming international ⁠break.[/p][infobox id="45e615b0-e521-49e0-bf3c-9fb2423b8bed" /]

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