Scott McTominay and other Scotland stars tipped for shock move as 'NFL-style' plans revealed by Serie A

According to The Athletic, Serie A commercial and marketing director Michele Ciccarese confirmed the league’s plans to take the Serie A across the pond during a discussion with journalists on Tuesday, with Italian football hoping to ‘expand its international presence’.

The shock move would see the Italian league move to a similar model seen in the NFL, with the sport currently holding regular 2025 season clashes outside of America with games currently scheduled in London, Melbourne, Berlin, Madrid, Sao Paulo and Dublin later this year.

“All the different leagues are discussing the possibility of playing a regular-season game abroad,” said Ciccarese. “If you look at the NFL, they’re playing in Germany, they’re playing in London, they are going to play in Australia. So there are a lot of things happening that make the possibility.

“We are working in order to potentially do it but there are barriers that we need to overcome with the right strategy in place and with the support of the clubs, without forgetting that players are players and they have a lot of competition, when they have to play Serie A, Coppa Italia, Champions League and play in international trophies.”

Italian league president Ezio Simonelli, who was elected two months ago, echoed Ciccarese’s thoughts, saying: “We want to be the first league to set up an event like this in the United States. This is a market that we count on a lot. We have nine clubs under American ownership and one Canadian, so I also need to thank them since they elected me.”

Several other Scottish players could also see themselves starring in the showcase games. McTominay’s international colleague Billy Gilmour is a team-mate at Napoli, while Che Adams is with Torino. Ex-Aberdeen midfielder Lewis Ferguson is currently captain of Bologna, former Celtic youth Liam Henderson is a regular for Empoli, while ex-Hibs star Josh Doig is currently top of Serie B with Sassuolo.