At this stage, we know only a handful of things about Will Grigg.
We know he's a striker, we know he's in Northern Ireland's Euro 2016 squad, and we know he's on fire.
Grigg edged out Liam Boyce to earn a spot in Michael O'Neill's final selection, after a season in which he scored 25 league goals.
And now it looks as though the 24-year-old is in with a shot of starting the opening group game against Poland after fellow frontman Kyle Lafferty limped out of a training session, even if O'Neill has played down concerns.
https://twitter.com/Betfred/status/740123173811802112
https://twitter.com/NorthernIreland/status/740135938379132928
Lafferty was Northern Ireland's top scorer in qualifying, finding the net seven times as they topped a group containing Romania, Hungary, Finland, the Faroe Islands and Greece.
His 17 career international goals constitute more than a third of those scored by the entire 23-man squad put together, and no other squad member has hit double figures internationally.
If Lafferty is forced to sit out the opener (or indeed the tournament), Grigg will do battle with QPR's Conor Washington and Kilmarnock's Josh Magennis for a starting place.
And Grigg has already impressed in his time with the Norn Iron team, scoring his first international goal in the recent victory over Belarus.
Salah has agreed to terminate his contract a year early Nine years, and 255 goals, after his Anfield arrival, Mohamed Salah is set to finally leave Liverpool, as announced in an emotional statement on Tuesday evening. Somewhat surprisingly, albeit considering a mid-season fallout with Arne Slot, the Egyptian forward has agreed to end his contract […]
The best of the best! From its inception in 1930, right up to the present day, the World Cup has maintained its status as the most sought-after prize in world sport, and, as a result, it has been graced by some of the very best footballers the game has ever seen. Through a combination of […]
“This’ll be the best horse.” This week on your favourite horse racing podcast, The Paddock, we’re joined by Oli Bell, Rishi Persad, Tom Stanley, Chris Hughes and global megastar JoJo Siwa. The panel dive into Chris’ gardening past, trying to shake muscle as a jockey, and reaching younger demographics with racing. JoJo then joins the […]