Exclusive: Wolves' Kevin McDonald tipped for Scotland call-up

Scotland assistant manager Mark McGhee said the in-form Molineux midfielder is among a clutch of younger players boss Gordon Strachan is looking to blood this summer.

The 25-year-old won Under-21 caps a few years ago but he is now being talked of as a potential full international if he maintains his form.

"Kevin is on the radar," said former Wolves boss McGhee.

"He's not likely to be in the next squad but we're looking to arrange games in the summer when we can give some of the stalwarts some time off and he'd be on that list to come in.

"We're watching him and he just needs to keep playing well because he's one of a bunch that could play their way into the squad.

"We have different levels of intelligence – there are regulars in the squad, those that may or may not be in the squad, and ones that need to be watched closer with a view to getting in, and Kevin is one of those names."

McGhee admitted McDonald faces competition to force his way into Strachan's plans.

"We've been watching lads at Derby – not so much Craig Bryson, but Chris Martin and Craig Forsyth, as well as Ryan Fraser at Bournemouth and Scott Arfield at Burnley, and Kevin is on that list," he said.

"One of us – usually Gordon – will touch base with their manager and say 'we're looking at this lad of yours, what do you think?'

"With Scott Arfield, I know Sean Dyche very well and he telephoned me and raised the point we should be having a look at him, so we'll talk to the managers.

"I watched Derby v Chelsea recently to take in Bryson, Martin and Forsyth.

"I haven't seen enough of Wolves yet, but over the next few months I definitely will do because of the type of player Kevin is and he interests us, and it's the same with Bryson and Arfield.

"To a degree that's an area where we're quite well off at the moment with Scott Brown, James Morrison and Charlie Mulgrew playing in there and Shaun Maloney to come back in, and I'd say Bryson is slightly ahead of those trying to get in.

"There's James McArthur at Wigan too so there's quite a lot of depth and it's going to be tough. But there's always time."