John Souttar in fresh injury scare as Rangers defender could be OUT of Scotland squad for Norway showdown

John Souttar is a major doubt for Scotland’s crucial Euro 2024 clash in Norway.

Record Sport understands the Rangers defender has picked up a knock ahead of the trip to Oslo on Saturday. Souttar is in discussions with gaffer Steve Clarke and national team medics on whether to pull out of the squad. The 26-year-old centre-back is keen to stay with the group for the Euro double-header away to Norway and at home to Georgia.

But after the injury ruled him out of last week’s training camp in Spain, Souttar may be forced to withdraw. It would be a major blow to Clarke who is already without first-choice centre-back Grant Hanley for the game against Erling Haaland and Co. If Souttar misses out, the manager would be left with Ryan Porteous, Jack Hendry, Dom Hyam, Liam Cooper and Kieran Tierney as his defensive options.

The former Hearts defender has six caps for Scotland with his last appearance for his country against the Republic of Ireland in June 2022. But he now faces being sidelined and Michael Beale will be keeping a close eye on his progress after Souttar missed a huge chunk of last season with injury.

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