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He later had surgery for an irregular heartbeat and missed September football

The problem carried on beyond the tournament. Kooora reports that the irregular heartbeat first appeared after McTominay arrived in the US in early June and continued to affect him in August. He returned to Napoli and made two league appearances, but decided surgery was the only option. He underwent corrective surgery in September and spent that month sidelined. The Guardian reported that the operation also kept him out of Scotland’s first four Nations League matches.

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