SCOTT MCTOMINAY was greeted like a hero by Napoli fans before he left Manchester United for the club.

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The 27-year-old Scotland international arrived in Italy around noon on Thursday and was getting ready for a medical before making the move official.

The player will join the Serie A team for £25.2 million before the end of the summer transfer window. He has spent 22 years at United.

A lot of excited fans with their phones came to Naples airport to see their new ball player.

The graduate of the United school was then led into a car by security staff. He was going to his hotel before going to the Diego Maradona stadium.

But before the car took off, McTominay smiled and yelled “Forza Napoli” at the crowd, which made the fans very happy.

When Cristiano Ronaldo arrived at Juventus in 2018 and when Lionel Messi arrived in Miami in July of last year, he almost got the same welcome.

McTominay is set to sign a long-term deal with Napoli on Thursday after he and the Italian team agreed on personal terms.

United has also included a 10% sell-on option, which means they can get him for even more money if they want to take him elsewhere.

Erik ten Hag wanted to keep him at the club, but they couldn’t promise him the starting spot he wanted.

The Premier League set up the current PSR rules in a way that encourages the sale of their players for “pure profit.”

He still has one year left on his Old Trafford deal.