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Celtic may be in action against Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday night, but several players will also start being called up for their country as the next international window draws closer.
Club football will sit on the backburner after the Bhoys travel to Ross County on Sunday lunchtime, though the break offers a chance for one or two key men to rest amid the hectic fixture schedule.
In August, Callum McGregor’s Scotland retirement decision made headlines nationwide. However, the Celtic captain has reaped the rewards of having time to put his feet up while the Tartan Army seek a way to reverse their unwanted run of one win in 14 matches.
Scoring four times from range this campaign, you would pay a penny for Steve Clarke’s thoughts after losing one of his most influential figures.
However, there could be someone hidden in plain sight at Celtic that could help to soften the blow of McGregor’s absence for Scotland.
Celtic man Luke McCowan should be on Scotland’s radar
The international break will come around quickly for Celtic, and Scotland will finalise their squad to face Croatia and Portugal in the Nations League on Tuesday afternoon.
With McGregor leaving his country with space to fill in the engine room, Luke McCowan could be a viable candidate to step into the void amid a fine start to life in Glasgow’s east end.
Now, before anyone goes overboard, the 26-year-old is not a replica of the Hoops captain, and nobody is saying he would have that impact if Clarke chose him.
Either way you spin it, the form that swayed Celtic to pay £1 million for McCowan should be given careful consideration.
Last season, the former Dundee man scored ten times in the Scottish Premiership and helped captain the Dark Blues to a historic top-six finish despite being newly promoted.
Carrying his penchant for match-winning moments into 2024/25, he has 11 goal contributions in 11 appearances, combining his exploits at both clubs. Indeed, that is worth something when factoring in Scotland’s problems in front of the target over recent matches.
Scott McTominay has scored three of their last five goals in five fixtures, with the other two coming from Billy Gilmour and Germany’s Antonio Rudiger putting through his own net. Summarising the situation, McCowan offers an offensive layer to his game that a lot of Clarke’s current options are failing to deliver.
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