Jamal Musiala claims Scotland are 'worried' as German wonderkid duo plan to wreak havoc in Euro 2024 opener

Together, they’re the future of German football. But on Friday night, they plan to be the scourge of Scotland.

And if Steve Clarke ’s side are going to get anything from their Euro 2024 opener in Munich - you get the feeling that if he can stop Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz - that would go a long way to achieving it. This pair of 21-year-old wonder-kids are just one of the reasons why Germany has a chance of winning this European Championships on home soil.

Bayern Munich’s attacking midfielder, Musiala, will pose a major threat to the Scots if he’s allowed to find pockets of space between our midfield and defence. While Bayer Leverkusen kid Wirtz, who is expected to start wide on the left of Germany’s front line, will look to exploit a potential weakness in Clarke’s team at right-back. They’ll both have to be nullified on Friday night.

But the worrying thing for Scotland is that neither Musiala or Wirtz look as if they’ll be fazed by any stage - or any opponent. And as they faced the media at their Euro 2024 base camp yesterday, Musiala - who spent most of his childhood living in England - confidently stated that we SHOULD be fearful about what they might do to us.

The former Chelsea youth player spent some time with Scots star Billy Gilmour in the Stamford Bridge set-up. But as much as he rates the midfielder highly, Musiala is more concerned with what he and Wirtz can do on the Euros stage.

He said: "Billy is a few years older than me but I watched a lot of his games at Chelsea. You could see his quality right from the start. He's very secure on the ball and he's made the breakthrough now. He's a really good player for Scotland. But our coach will look to find rhythm with our starting 11 and we have the ability