Lawrence Shankland admits he probably sacrificed his Scotland chances by moving to Belgium.
The striker left relegated Beerschot last week to join Hearts on a three-year deal, and got off the mark on his debut with a double in their final pre-season friendly win over Stoke City. It’s been two years since he donned the dark blue in a 1-0 defeat to Slovakia. He was overtaken in the pecking order by Hibs’ Kevin Nisbet after he started his Easter Road career on fire and earned a call-up for Euro 2020. However, the Hibees hitman is out long term with an ankle and knee injury and Shankland is eyeing an international return - provided he does the business in maroon.
“Everybody in their career wants to play for the national team,” he said. “It’s been a couple of years since I’ve been involved but these things happen and you see people getting back in as well.
