Ross McCrorie of Aberdeen has been called up to the Scotland squad for the upcoming Euro qualifiers against Norway and Georgia. McCrorie replaces Celtic right-back Anthony Ralston and will join the training camp in Spain on Tuesday. Liam Cooper, John Souttar and Nathan Patterson are absent due to injuries, but have not been ruled out. Callum McGregor, Kieran Tierney, Scott McTominay, Greg Taylor and Lewis Ferguson will be joining the camp next week.
To supplement the numbers, three under-21 players have been called up; Rangers defender Leon King, Manchester City midfielder Lewis Fiorini and Bristol City forward Tommy Conway. Scotland currently lead Group A after two wins and will visit Norway on 17 June before hosting Georgia three days later. Che Adams and Grant Hanley are both missing due to injury for the double-header, with Souttar and Kevin Nisbet recalled when manager Steve Clarke announced his pool of players at the end of May.
Clarke spoke about McCrorie’s inclusion in the squad, saying: “Ross has good athleticism. He gets up and down the pitch, he’s good in possession. He’s started to play more in one position for Aberdeen rather than being moved around, so that gives him more continuity. He’s been in the squad before and it’s nice to have him back again.”
The Scotland squad is as follows: Goalkeepers: Zander Clark (Heart of Midlothian), Angus Gunn (Norwich City), Liam Kelly (Motherwell). Defenders: Liam Cooper (Leeds United), Jack Hendry (Club Brugge), Aaron Hickey (Brentford), Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers), Ross McCrorie (Aberdeen), Nathan Patterson (Everton), Ryan Porteous (Watford), Andy Robertson (Liverpool), John Souttar (Rangers), Greg Taylor (Celtic), Kieran Tierney (Arsenal). Midfielders: Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), Billy Gilmour (Brighton & Hove Albion), Ryan Jack (Rangers), John McGinn (Aston Villa), Callum McGregor (Celtic), Kenny McLean (Norwich City), Scott McTominay (Manchester United). Forwards: Ryan Christie (Bournemouth), Lyndon Dykes (Queens Park Rangers), Kevin Nisbet (Hibernian), Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian).