Lewis Ferguson is Scotland miss as Swiss pal Aebisher wishes Bologna buddy could check in for Euro 2024 battle
dailyrecord.co.ukMichel Aebischer knows the strongest part of Scotland’s team is the midfield. But the Swiss star says it would be even better if his Bologna team-mate Lewis Ferguson was part of it.Aebischer is a close pal of the Scot who lit up Serie A this season as Thiago Motta’s side created history by qualifying for the Champions League for the first time.
Ferguson, 24, was voted the best midfielder in Italy before picking up a heartbreaking knee injury towards the end of the campaign.
That ruled him out of Euro 2024 when he was a certainty for Steve Clarke’s squad.It also denied him the opportunity to go head-to-head with Aebischer, with Switzerland up next for Scotland in a Group A clash tomorrow night.
The Swiss got their Euros campaign off to a flying start with a 3-1 victory over Hungary on Saturday and Aebischer got on the scoresheet.Getting goals from midfield is just one of the things he believes Ferguson could have added to Scotland’s engine room – if he had stayed fit for Germany.
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