DUNDALK-BORN MIDFIELDER Jon Gallagher says he hopes that extending his loan at Aberdeen puts him on the radar of the Ireland national team.
Gallagher, who previously received a call-up to the Ireland U21 squad, has recently committed to staying with the Dons until the end of the 2019/20 campaign.
The 23-year-old joined the Scottish outfit from Atlanta United last summer and has made 27 appearances so far this season, scoring once and providing six assists.
Gallagher was drafted into the Ireland U21 squad in 2017 but broke his ankle, meaning he has yet to represent his country.
Ireland have a crunch Euro 2020 playoff against Slovakia coming up in March, and Gallagher says he is monitoring their progress under Mick McCarthy.
“I keep a close eye on them [Ireland],” Gallagher is quoted by The Press and Journal as saying in relation to his international ambitions.
“I knew that coming over here that was potentially a thing that could happen and I would like to think it is.
“I was involved with the U21s; I got called up but then broke my ankle. Hopefully I’m at least on their radar.
It’d be a dream for any boy – I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t. But it’s not at the top of my list. I’m just focused on myself and trying to break into the starting 11 here.”
Gallagher is currently with the Aberdeen squad in Dubai for their winter training camp ahead of their Scottish Cup clash with Dumbarton on Saturday.
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Wenger says he hasn’t lost players, sounds like an Egyptian swimmer to me………in denial.
The delusion is amazing at this point.
Lol
I mean it’s not completely his fault the players are shite to be fair
@Conall Ó Briain: he bought the shite players . So yes it is completely his fault
@Shane Murphy: I wouldn’t say they’re shite players they are just playing shite. Sanchez and Ozil can be great
@Conall Ó Briain: Sanchez can, Ozil is a waster.
@David: Ozil is always the scapegoa for Arsenal. Goal and assist last week for him. Sanchez can be absent just as much as Ozil from games when he’s needed. The squad as a whole don’t have the fight in them
@David: scapegoat*
Sympathy and tactical advice from Big Sam.. thts a portent tht AWs time is done!
I could agree with you Arsene, but then we’d both be wrong.
Little Bo Peep , oh sorry they were sheep !!! Ferguson 8-2 , Jose 6-0 on 1000 match in charge , pep 5-1 in Allianz, Ancoletti 10-2 on aggregate , pulis 3-1 , fat sam 3-0 ,,koeman 4-0 pochetinno is sharpening his knife , 4 points from last 8 away games,how much humiliation can a manager and a club take
@ger gavin: That’s embarrassing, you’ve gone back quite a few years there to make an example. Most teams get a beating like that every now and again, not just Arsenal.
@ger gavin: up to date version: BAYERN 10-2 LIVERPOOL 3-1 WEST BROM 3-1
@Ollie Watson: i had the Pulis 3-1 , forgot the liverpool 5-1
@ger gavin: says the sad spud whose team last won a Title back when there wasn’t even colour photographs…1961…and who last won an FA Cup in 1991. Wenger has won 3 Premier Titles Spuds zero nil zilch nada…now get back in yr box spud.
Wonder who gets the chop first. Wenger or mourinho. Please God it’s the latter.
@BoomBoomBonnie: you hopefully!
@BoomBoomBonnie: of course you hope it Jose as your running scared of what he WILL achieve!!!
@BoomBoomBonnie: but your a Liverpool fan like me
@Mark Nugent: i hate choose. Tra la la la la
@Hoof Hearted: hahahhahahah tks for that
If Wenger had an ounce of sense he’d announce he’s leaving at the end of the season right now, that way he might actually get the team motivated again and his achievements would be lauded in the media.
Instead he’s going to go out in ridicule with a team and fans that are sick to death of him.