Excitement is taking over Scotland as we get closer and closer to the kick off of Euro 2024 where the Tartan Army will head to Berlin for the opening match against Germany.
It will be the second major tournament for Steve Clarke and a group of players who are fast establishing themselves as a ‘golden generation’ of talent. The likes of Andy Robertson, Scott McTominay, Callum McGregor, Kieran Tierney and many more have been key figures for the Scots for a number of years now.
However, a football career doesn’t last forever and what about the next generation of talent? Using the popular game Football Manager 2024 we fast-forwarded ten years into the future to take a look at how the Scotland team might look. As anyone who has played the game will expect, the squad did feature a number of re-gens (computer generated players created by the game to replace real life players who age out and retire) but we have managed to compile a 26 man team of real life players who were all in or around the national team picture as of the summer of 2034.
This is how the Scotland squad could look in ten years time with multiple current Hearts and Hibs starlets making the grade as full internationals:
17. LM - Stuart McKinstry
The Wishaw born winger will return to Leeds United this summer after a loan spell at Queen's Park. Now 21, his next move could be an important one if he can't break into the Leeds first team | SNS Group
18. CM - Billy Gilmour
Like Patterson it's easy to forget that oor Billy is only 22-years old and he is expected to be a mainstay of the Scotland team for years to come... maybe even a future captain? | Getty Images
19. CM - Connor Barron
The 21-year old was rumoured to be under consideration for a place in the provisional Scotland squad this summer and, with his Aberdeen contract up, a high-profile move seems to be on the cards with Serie A clubs and others said to be interested | SNS Group
20. CM - Lennon Miller
Already a key part of the Motherwell team at 17-years old and capped at U19 level - a bright future appears to be on the cards for the son of former Scotland striker Lee Miller | SNS Group