Kieran Tierney has revealed that he is in constant pain from the double hernia which will require surgery after Saturday’s William Hill Scottish Cup final.

The 21-year-old has been a full participant in Celtic’s training this week and intends to play at Hampden but he has already been ruled out of Scotland’s Euro 2020 double-header against Cyprus and Belgium next month.

That means he will miss the new national manager Steve Clarke’s opening fixtures, but he is in too much discomfort to delay his operation any further. The left back has missed 22 games for Celtic already this season and Scotland’s last five matches, having also been out between December and February with a hip injury. Now he has been toiling with the hernia issue,