The defender is set to run out for his country for the first time.
High-flying Liam Scales is ready to cap his stunning Celtic run with a first outing for the Republic of Ireland.
Bonner said: “For a player who was out of the team, maybe didn’t know if he had a future at Celtic and perhaps felt that he would have to go and find another club, to go in there and do so well has been fantastic. Liam’s left-sided and I have always said that Celtic needed one of those. Now they have one and they didn’t have to go and pay big money for him.
Scales was launched into fray at a critical time for the champs with Cameron Carter-Vickers, Maik Nawrocki and Stephen Welsh on the injury list in the first weeks of the campaign. Having been handed a chance against St Johnstone, the 25-year-old has started all seven subsequent games. Join Record Sport's Celtic WhatsApp community! Get the latest Hoops news sent straight to your messages by joining our Celtic WhatsApp community today.
Scales’ versatility as well as his ability has attracted his national coach. Kenny said: “Initially under Ange Postecoglou he actually played in Europe at left-back. He could certainly do that no problem.
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