Scott McTominay now a fully-fledged Neapolitan as Scudetto winning star adds another Italian staple to morning diet
Things couldn't have gone better for Scott McTominay at Napoli.
The Scotland star played a crucial role in Gli Azzuri's Serie A triumph last season - just the fourth time the club have lifted the Scudetto in their 98-year-long history.
Not only has the former Manchester United midfielder taken to the Italian game like a duck to water, but he has also adjusted his taste buds to assimilate himself into his new life even further.
During their epic open-top-bus parade through the city to celebrate their title victory, McTominay partied with club and country pal Billy Gilmour and was snapped savouring the moment by lighting a cigarette and swigging a bottle of whisky before sitting down to enjoy a Tennent's Super - formally made at Glasgow's Wellpark Brewery.
The Lancaster-born player has already been honoured with a mural in the heart of the city in Naples not too far from the famous Diego Maradona shrine, with the Scudetto winners' also trademarking his new nickname 'McFratm' in order to spearhead a marketing and merchandising drive ahead of the new season.
And one club insider has revealed that the Tartan Army hero is now fully accustomed to a staple of the Italian daily diet - coffee.
In an interview with Gazzetta della Sport, long-time Napoli backroom staff member Tommaso Starace says that McTominay now guzzles down two coffees with him every morning.
He said: "McTominay was sceptical at first; now he averages two in the morning with me."
It comes after the marauding midfielder - who was crowned as Serie A's most valuable player last season after netting 13 times in 34 matches - also revealed earlier this year that he had acquired a love for tomatoes since moving to southern-Italy - having barely touched the fruit previously.
Speaking to The Athletic back in April, he said: "Oh my goodness, the tomatoes.
"I never ate them at home, they're just red water.
"Here, they actually taste like tomatoes. Now I eat them as a snack.
"I eat all the vegetables, all of the fruits. It is all so fresh. It's incredible."
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