John Souttar's long-term plan is to be in a position to say guten tag to Steve Clarke’s Euro gang this summer, writes Andy Newport from La Manga .
But the Rangers ace knows if he’s to book a seat on the Lufthansa flight to Germany, he can’t afford to say auf wiedersehen to his Rangers slot.
Clarke’s Scotland are gearing up for three huge dates in June as they prepare to open the tournament against Julian Nagelsmann's hosts before taking on Switzerland and Hungary in the battle to make the last 16.
It’s a huge opportunity for the lucky tartan 23 who get the nod. But Souttar is aware that in his case, it might end up being of the once-in-a-lifetime variety having been forced to sit out Scotland’s last major finals involvement three years ago through injury.