Wolverhampton Wanderers left-back Barry Douglas is set to earn a Scotland call-up for the first time in his career aged 28.
Douglas, 28, has never played for Scotland, nor has he been selected for a squad, and he is relatively old to be receiving his first international call.
Nevertheless, McLeish’s recognition is a great compliment to the form of the Wolves star, given the fact that he faces competition for the left-back spot against the likes of Kieran Tierney and Andrew Robertson, dubbed by many as two of the best young full-backs in Europe.
The 28-year-old has had a varied career, starting life in his native Scotland before playing in Poland with Lech Poznan and then Konyaspor in Turkey.
This season, however, a move to Wolves has seen him discover the form of his life and, with 28 league appearances so far, Douglas seems to have found a home at Molineux.
Given Wolves’ current position in the Championship, it seems almost certain that Douglas will be a Premier League player next season.
It will be interesting to see if Douglas will be chosen over the likes of Robertson or Tierney to start at left-back, with Gordon Strachan having opted to deploy the Celtic youngster at right-back simply as a means of accommodating both players in the starting XI.
Regardless, Douglas’s first taste of Scotland is huge credit to both him and the rise of Wolves this season.
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