Scotland star Scott McTominay make the most stunning confession about the Scottish club he has interest on an will join next season

Scotland star bulking up to compete like ‘physical beast’ Scott McTominay and learning from Ballon d’Or winners

Lennon Miller has been told by his Udinese manager that he has a good role model in Scott McTominay to reach the next level.

However, the 19-year-old revealed that he’s been picking up tips from another one of Europe’s elite midfielders in his first season in Italy.

Miller is one of five Scottish players in Serie A who have been named in Steve Clarke’s squad for the March international brea

The teen, who has won four caps since his senior international debut last year, has started to find his feet at a critical point in the season.

The midfielder, the son of former EFL striker Lee Miller, burst onto the scene at Motherwell before joining Udinese for £4.5million in August.

He made just four Serie A appearances before Christmas, but has since played in all but one of the club’s 13 matches in 2026.

Miller registered his first assist in a 3-0 win over Fiorentina, a day before his talkSPORT chat for Udinese’s International Media event.

However, before that, his manager, Kosta Runjaić, was keen to heap praise on the strides the Scot has made since his arrival in Italy.

“First of all, I’m very happy that he made the decision to come to Udinese,” the manager exclusively told

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“I think it’s exactly the club which is good for young players, high-potential young players, for their next step.

To adapt to a higher level, the league is a very competitive and tough league, and he has all the good conditions for developing

So far, I’m not only happy, but I’m also surprised somehow that he adapted fast.

“It’s a very physically strong league, with a very defensive approach, man-to-man, and it’s not easy, especially for a young player from abroad, to adapt that fast.

He’s an outstanding player for me, so far, the process, the development is really, really good.

“I think he will continue and get more and more minutes, and he will become, for sure, a regular play

On what the next stage of that development involves, Udinese boss Runjaić was keen to highlight McTominay’s transformation.

“He [Miller] has to work on physicality, yes, because it’s a very physical league, but in general, it’s not only here, it’s everywhere on the highest level.

“He has a good role model, for example, McTominay, who is playing in Napoli [and is] a physical beast.

“And Lennon knows this, he’s working very hard to get stronger, but he has some skills you can’t learn, so he’s a very talented player who has a very good game understanding, and a very technical player.
We like him, I like him, and I’m very curious about the next steps.”

After it, it was everywhere. My phone was kind of blowing up, which was weird. I think I was maybe 15, 16 at the time. It was pretty mental.”

So mental that his school friends actually took some convincing that Miller had actually scored because he didn’t initially have the video.

“It got clipped, and it was up on Instagram. I think we were on the bus back, and it was uploaded, and then I had to get it clipped to show I’d been to school and to prove that I’d actually done it.

“No [pals didn’t believe him at first], because it was alright telling them, ‘Ah, I’ve done this on my international debut,’ no chance. And then I had to get the clip and show them.

Speaking of big, Miller was quick to agree with his new manager’s assessment that the next step for him would be to bulk up.

“Definitely,” he continued. “Obviously, coming in here, it’s a massive culture change in terms of all. The boys are bigger and more athletic.

“You need to get up to speed pretty quickly, and I’m in the gym maybe twice a day trying to get better physically.

“I feel like I’m getting there. Obviously, the league’s demanding, so I’m getting there with that. I feel like I’m getting better physically.”

Scott McTominay’s desire to play for a Scottish club is somewhat linked to Celtic, with reports suggesting they’re keen on signing him, but it’s unclear if it’s a personal preference or just a transfer interest. Given his roots and Scotland national team involvement, it’s likely he’d be open to playing for a Scottish club, especially if it means Champions League football