Kieran Tierney could miss Scotland’s crunch Euro 2020 summer clashes with Cyprus and Belgium.
The Celtic defender’s long-term recovery plan from injury issues is being assessed and Neil Lennon has reiterated his wish to try to give the defender a lengthy break in an attempt to get him back to top speed.
Lennon insists the call on Tierney’s potential participation in the June double-header will be made by the Scotland set-up.
But he said: “Ideally I’d love to shut Kieran down for three months and give him a rest.
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“Let him do some conditioning work and stay off the grass. It’s not an ideal situation at the minute. I can’t make that decision (on Scotland). Tim Williamson is our physio so he’ll make that call with Alex McLeish and his backroom staff.”
Tierney battled through the pain barrier before cramping up in the latter stages of the Old Firm win over Rangers three days ago.
Lennon reckons several players are pushing themselves to the limit. He said: “Kieran looked great for an hour but then the psychology of the game gets to you.
“Even Callum McGregor and Scott Brown were talking about cramping up. The culmination of games over the years is bound to take its toll. On Kieran, on Mikael Lustig, maybe even Browny to a certain extent, Jamesie Forrest.”
Lustig is awaiting news on a 12-month contract extension clause and Lennon added: “If I had my way he’d be here next season.”
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