Harvey Barnes has refused to shut the door on switching his international allegiances from England to Scotland.
The Newcastle United attacker is eligible to play for Steve Clarke's side.
He has one cap to his name for the country of his birth, England, but this was in a brief cameo three years ago against Wales.
The 26-year-old still has ambitions on performing well enough for his club to force his way into the England set-up, however, he pointed out that he's very much mindful that Scotland could be a plausible back up option.
He told The Times: “Well I’m still eligible to play for Scotland. There’s been one or two conversations, but there’s not been too much detail into that.
"To be honest, I haven’t really brought it in as part of my thought process yet. It’s not really been a serious conversation, so it’s not something I’ve really thought too much on. But I know I am still eligible to play for Scotland.”
Asked if an international career with England didn't occur, he added: “Then I’d still be eligible to play for Scotland.”
The winger was then all smiles when asked if he liked the sound of 'Harvey McBarnes'.
He said: “It’s something I haven’t really thought about. And I especially have been out of the picture for England for a while now, the main focus is to get back, first of all playing for Newcastle, and then see what happens.
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Meanwhile, Willie Collum has pledged to improve communication and transparency in his new role as the Scottish FA’s head of refereeing operations, as well as improving some interpretations of rules – most notably, handball – that had infuriated players, managers and supporters last season.
In fairness to him, it appears he has got off to a good start on all counts.
Collum has spent a fair portion of his opening weeks in the position engaging with various stakeholders in the game, taking on feedback from the clubs and subsequently outlining to the media where we can expect to see changes in how referees are interpreting certain situations.
