Scottish FA chief executive Ian Maxwell has hinted talks over a new deal for national team manager Steve Clarke will begin following Euro 2020 this summer. Clarke led Scotland to their first major tournament in 23 years, with preparation for the finals getting under way with tomorrow’s friendly against Holland in Portugal. Maxwell is thrilled with the progress made since Clarke was brought in from Kilmarnock in 2019, and is keen to prolong his stay. Maxwell said: “If people are talking about that I’m delighted, because when was the last time people were talking about a Scotland manager moving on in a positive sense? “The positivity going into the Serbia game showed that he’d done that.

Source: Express May 31, 2021 21:22 UTC