Steve Clarke plans to check on the extent to which Harvey Barnes will commit to playing for Scotland before friendly matches in March. The manager wants to know Barnes is sufficiently keen on swapping international allegiance – he has a single cap for England – before considering the Newcastle player for a potential World Cup berth.
Scotland’s World Cup return after a 28-year wait has put Barnes’s international future back on the agenda. The feeling within the Scottish Football Association has thus far been that Barnes believes he can play for England again, but the player left the door open on a switch during an interview last month.
