I may be wrong, but I don’t think that we will see Scott Brown turning out for Scotland again.

That’s not to say he wouldn’t be an asset to Steve Clarke’s squad. Even having him around in a leadership capacity would be beneficial, over and above the obvious qualities he brings on the field of play as a player.

For me though, there would also be a few downsides if he was to make a return to international football from both Celtic’s and Scotland’s sides, which is why I think it is a non-starter.

From a Celtic point of view, the last thing that the club would want is for their captain to miss out on a pre-season break as he was playing for Scotland at Euro 2020.

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I know Neil Lennon is a big supporter of his players turning out for their countries, but there were sound reasons behind Brown’s decision to retire from international duty in the first place, and those haven’t changed.

He is in the best form he has been in for some years, and is clear of the injuries which dogged him for a while, so I think the periods of rest throughout the season would have helped.

From Scotland’s point of view, there would be the risk of upsetting a camp that finally looks to be coming together, not least of all some of his Celtic teammates. Someone who has been with the group through the qualifying campaign being edged out by Brown’s return may leave a few noses out of joint.

I can see the appeal from the player’s side, with a major championship appearance for his country the only thing missing from his CV really, but I just don’t think it will happen because of the reasons mentioned above.