Pocognoli courts potential new Scotland players - gossip

Pocognoli is targeting Scotland-qualified players from England including Gray, Hackney and Barnes to expand the national team pool.

Scotland head coach Sebastien Pocognoli has intensified efforts to recruit Scotland-qualified players currently playing in England, specifically naming Tottenham defender Archie Gray, Everton midfielder Hayden Hackney and Newcastle winger Harvey Barnes as targets to strengthen the national squad.

Pocognoli has also called on Scottish Premiership clubs to give more homegrown players opportunities at the top level, arguing there is insufficient development of domestic talent in the league.

Elsewhere, former Aberdeen centre-back Antoine Kombouare, who stepped down as Paris FC head coach over the summer following knee surgery, has indicated he would cut short his rehabilitation holiday in Mauritius to take the manager's job at Pittodrie.