English players that could switch to Scotland ahead of Euro 2024

Scotland emphatically secured their pathway to the European Championship with five wins out of their opening six qualification fixtures. 

The Scots are an international team on the rise who have been boosted by several homegrown additions in recent years. However, they have also seen a huge uplift in form from many part-English players pledging their allegiances to the nation.

The likes of Scott McTominay and Che Adams are regular starters for Scotland, and they initially had plans of lining out for the Three Lions. 

With Scotland set to play in the European Championships, it could be the perfect time for more stars that are not 100 per cent Scottish to make the switch. 

Harvey Barnes

Harvey Barnes is a well-established Premier League wideman who happens to have Scottish maternal grandparents. Football betting suggests Scotland are massive outsiders for Euro 2024 at odds of 80/1 to win the competition, however playing for the Scots could be Barnes' greatest chance of appearing on football's biggest stage. 

England is one of the outright favourites for the competition, although Barnes appears unlikely to ever break through. The football betting tips back England to win their first major trophy since 1966 next year. 

Barnes played for England at numerous development levels and even made a sub-cameo appearance against Wales back in 2020. However, his career could be strongly benefited by a switch to the Scotland senior team in the near future. 

With 36 goals and 26 assists in his first 152 league appearances, he would surely help to solve Scotland's lack of quality out wide. The nation of his grandparents could offer him the opportunity to showcase his talents on international football's grandest stage in return. 

Joe Rothwell

Joe Rothwell, like Barnes, played for England in his development years, although at the age of 28, his chances of lining out for the senior team have surely long passed him.

Rothwell is a central midfielder - one of Scotland's strongest areas. However, from the bench, he could provide an injection of pace, intensity and immense work rate that could mirror the contributions of McTominay and John McGinn.

Rothwell profiles similarly to the pair, in the sense that he contributes to the build-up and arrives late in the opposition area. He was signed by Bournemouth in 2022 after impressing for Blackburn Rovers in the Championship. That move could well have set up a jump to international football come the summer of 2024. 

Jason Steele

Scotland has already convinced a part-Englishman to make the switch in Angus Gunn this year. But they would certainly not harm themselves by securing further depth in between the sticks. 

Jason Steele is currently a regular starter for a top Premier League team in Brighton and Hove Albion. He would certainly challenge Gunn's position and make a strong claim for the number one spot.

Gunn is currently the undisputed starter for Scotland, with Liam Kelly firmly behind him as the backup option. Pressure for places could benefit the team all over the pitch, and the goalkeeping area is certainly not an exception.

The prospect of playing for Scotland will have undoubtedly become much more tempting following the team's turn in fortunes under Steve Clarke in recent years.

There is a wide range of players that could be set to expand the pool that Clarke has to select from. The trio here would without doubt make the squad that heads to Germany next year.

Scotland should continue the trend of forming the greatest overall squad, rather than a team that is full of 100 per cent Scottish nationals.