The reason Man Utd will regret Scott McTominay exit as Napoli fan club for midfielder and Billy Gilmour grows

Former Scotland and AC Milan forward Joe Jordan was 'very surprised' to see Manchester United allow Scott McTominay to go Napoli, and believes the midfield star will show fans at Old Trafford fans just what they are missing out on.

The 27-year-old joined the Serie A side in a £25.7million deal last month and has quickly hit the ground running in Italy under Antonio Conte, opening his account for the club by coming off the bench to score in Thursday night's 5-1 win against Palermo in the Coppa Italia. And Jordan, who scored 20 goals in 66 matches for San Siro giants Milan between 1981 and 1983, reckons the Scot will continue the goalscoring exploits that saw him net 13 goals for club and country last season.

Speaking to Radio Kiss Kiss Napoli, he said: "McTominay? I was very surprised by his transfer. It is normal that the reasons linked to the club's economic problems pushed United to get rid of the player. He is an exceptional boy and what he has done for United he will do as a Napoli player."

Elsewhere at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, McTominay's teammate at international level and now club level Billy Gilmour has been backed to take up the mantle from Napoli star Stanislav Lobotka when the Slovakian eventually moves on. Lobotka has been an ever present for the Gli Azzurri in recent seasons and played a key role in the side that ended Napoli's 33-wait for a title by lifting the Scudetto in 2023.

But Dario Marcolin, who played for Napoli in the 2003/04 season having previously won six major honours with Lazio including the Serie A title in 2000 - believes Gilmour, who made his first start in the Palermo drubbing, is already showing that he could dislodge Lobotka in Conte's plans. Also speaking to Kiss Kiss Napoli,