Liam Boyce insists he will always be grateful to Ian Baraclough for how the former Northern Ireland boss handled the striker's self-imposed international exile.
Boyce made himself unavailable during Baraclough's reign due to family reasons, but is now ready to rejoin the fold under returning manager Michael O'Neill.
The Hearts striker is still recovering from a cruciate knee injury sustained last August but could feature at the tail end of the Euro qualifying campaign.
