Pressley jnr joins Gilmour for Welsh test

Steven Pressley’s son Aaron and former Rangers prodigy Billy Gilmour are in a 20-man squad named by Scotland under-17s manager Brian Mclaughlin for a Wales double-header this month.

The Scots take on the Welsh on Wednesday and Friday of next week in Llanelli in preparation for next month’s European Championship qualifying round in Estonia, where they will take on the hosts, Andorra and Denmark.

Former Celtic winger Mclaughlin took charge of the side for the first time last month, when they lost to England and Italy but defeated Turkey at St George’s Park in Staffordshire.

Pressley, who is on the books of Aston Villa, and Gilmour, who made a highprofile move to Chelsea in the summer, are among a group of five players in the squad from south of the border–including newcomer Lewis Fiorini of Manchester City. Mclaughlin’s selection includes 13 SFA Performance School pupils. Squad: Goalkeepers - Archie Mair (Aberdeen), Ryan Mullen (Celtic); Defenders - Jack Armer (Preston North End), Gregor Donald (St Johnstone), Chris Hamilton (Hearts), Kane O’connor (Hibernian), Nathan Patterson (Rangers), Taylor Wilson (Hamilton); Midfielders - Dean Campbell (Aberdeen), Ethan Erhahon (St Mirren) , Lewis Fiorini (Manchester City), Billy Gilmour (Chelsea), Ethan Ross (Aberdeen), Terry Taylor (Wolves) ; Forwards - Aidan Fitzpatrick (Partick), Adedapo Mebude (Rangers), Connor Mcbride (Falkirk) , Joshua Mcpake (Rangers) PS, Aaron Pressley (Aston Villa), Jamie Semple (Motherwell).