Hearts’ Liverpool loanee Ben Woodburn will train with players like Real Madrid superstar Gareth Bale this week after being given a late call to join the Wales squad.
Wales caretaker manager Rob Page named his squad for two World Cup 2022 qualifiers and a friendly with Finland last week and Woodburn was not involved. The Hearts attacking midfielder has since completed his season-long loan move to the Scottish Premiership from Liverpool and made his debut against Dundee United on Saturday.
Duty calls for the Hearts attacking midfielder as he links up with the Welsh squad for three matches in six days. (Photo by John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
Hearts won 2-0 as Robbie Neilson’s team maintained their unbeaten league record ahead of a first Edinburgh derby with Hibs after the international break. A statement reads: “Ben Woodburn has been called up to the Wales squad.
“The on-loan Liverpool forward, who made his Hearts debut in Saturday’s 2-0 cinch Premiership win at Dundee United, has been added to caretaker manager Rob Page’s squad for their upcoming international matches. The call up marks a return to the national team set up for the first time in nearly a year.
“Wales travel to Helsinki for a friendly against Finland on Wednesday before facing Belarus in a World Cup qualifier on Sunday. They round off the international period by hosting Estonia in Cardiff next Wednesday in another World Cup qualifier.”
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