England star ‘considering ditching Three Lions to play for bitter rivals Scotland’ if they make it to Euro 2024
pThe winger, who joined a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/23111651/newcastle-harvey-barnes-leicester-allan-saint-maximin-saudi-transfer/Newcastle from Leicester over the summer for £38million/a, missed a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/gareth-southgate/Gareth Southgate/a#8216;s latest Three Lions squad. /p
figure id=attachment_23887625 class=wp-caption alignnone style=width: 970pximg decoding=async fetchpriority=high src=https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-harvey-barnes-newcastle-united-839116798.jpg?strip=allamp;w=960 alt= class=alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-23887625 width=960 height=690 /figcaption class=wp-caption-text/figcaptionfigcreditAlamy/figcredit/figureHarvey Barnes is considering an international switch from England to Scotland[/caption]
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pThe 25-year-old is eligible to play for the Scots through his grandparents./p
pHaving earned just one cap for a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196702/england/England/a #8211; a friendly against a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196709/wales/Wales/a in 2020 #8211; a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/harvey-barnes/Barnes/a could be tempted to make the switch. /p
pHe failed to make Southgate#8217;s provisional 55-man squad for the a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/19804764/qatar/Qatar/a World Cup, a long-term consequence of the injury which unfortunately ruled him out of the Euro 2020 squad./p
pAccording to a aria-label=The Times (opens in a new tab) href=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/harvey-barnes-considering-switch-from-england-to-scotland-wn570mqq2 target=_blank rel=noreferrer noopenerThe Times/a, he is open-minded about the move despite declining approaches from Scotland in the past./p
pa href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/3156205/scotland/Scotland/a boss a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/steve-clarke/Steve Clarke/a is said to be a huge fan of Barnes./p
pA 3-0 win over Cyprus has put Scotland on the cusp of a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/uefa-euro/Euro 2024/a qualification. /p
pShould Norway draw with Georgia in Oslo on Tuesday, Clarke#8217;s side will be able to book their tickets to host nation Germany./p
pAnd securing early qualification could be a contributing factor to Barnes#8217; decision./p
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pHe is also said to be aware of Clarke#8217;s fervour for him./p
pAngus Gunn is now the Scotland No1 after making his own respective switch from England earlier this year./p
pBarnes Toon team-mate a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/elliot-anderson/Elliot Anderson/a was called up by the Scots after binning the idea of playing for the Three Lions. /p
pAt St James#8217; Park he is yet to start a game, but contributed a goal and assist in a 22-minute cameo on his debut against Aston Villa./p