Nathan Patterson will study this weekend if his hopes of enjoying for Scotland at this summer time’s Euro finals are over.
The Everton right-back will journey to London to see a specialist after he sustained a hamstring harm throughout added time in a heavy 6-0 loss to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Steve Clarke is required to submit his last 23-man squad to UEFA by June 7, with Scotland on account of face Germany within the opening recreation of the Euros every week later.
Whereas 22-year-old Patterson might be given time and alternative to show his health earlier than Scotland’s last warm-up recreation towards Finland, the SFA are actually bracing themselves for the worst. Figures near the participant imagine his hopes of going to the Euros are actually wafer skinny.
The difficulty provides to the headache dealing with supervisor Clarke earlier than he names his provisional squad for Germany.
Scotland full-back Nathan Patterson was substituted throughout Everton’s 6-0 defeat towards Chelsea on Monday evening after struggling a hamstring harm and now dangers lacking Euro 2024
Supervisor Steve Clarke is required to submit his last 23-man Scotland squad to UEFA by June 7
Brentford star Aaron Hickey (centre) is an alternative choice for Scotland at full-back, however he too is combating for health after additionally injuring his hamstring towards Chelsea at Stamford Bridge
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Each England and Scotland have raised considerations that, with the final spherical of pleasant internationals ending simply two hours earlier than the ultimate squad lists are registered, there might be little time to evaluate any potential accidents earlier than names are submitted to UEFA at midnight.
The opposite possibility at right-back is Brentford’s Aaron Hickey, at the moment engaged in a race towards time to be match for Germany after he, too, sustained a hamstring harm towards Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The 21-year-old final performed in October, with Brentford head of participant growth Steven Pressley reporting ‘good progress’ in his restoration earlier this week.
Lewis Ferguson is already out of the Euros after the Bologna captain sustained a severe knee harm on Sunday.
The previous Aberdeen midfielder would require surgical procedure on an anterior cruciate ligament challenge anticipated to sideline him for six months.
