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The National (Scotland)
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Mark Walker

Major Scotland injury doubt amid fears defender's season is over

Scott McKenna is a major injury doubt for Scotland's double-header of friendlies with fears his season could be over following a thigh injury.

The former Aberdeen and Nottingham Forest defender has been a key man in Las Palmas' battle to stay in La Liga.

They have four games left in the league and are currently four points adrift of safety.

However, McKenna - who joined Las Palmas last summer - made the last of his 32 appearances for the club two weeks ago and has suffered a thigh injury.


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And he's expected to miss the rest of the season with the injury.

McKenna won the last of his 41 caps last year in the Nations League win against Croatia and he was an unused sub in both games of the play-off defeat against Greece in March.

But he looks like he will struggle to make Steve Clarke's side's friendlies against Iceland and Liechtenstein at the end of the season.

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