Scotland-born winger Martin Boyle appears set to pledge his international allegiance to Australia after being pencilled in the first Socceroos squad to be named by new coach Graham Arnold.

The 25-year-old, who plays for Hibernian in the Scottish Premier League, has been widely linked with the Socceroos in recent weeks and will link-up with Australia at a training camp in the UAE next week.

Boyle is expected to be named on Friday morning as part of the squad for the October 15 friendly against Kuwait, which will be Arnold's first game in charge of the national team but is not yet eligible to play for Australia.

New Roo: Hibernian winger Martin Boyle is expected to be named in Graham Arnold's first squad.

Boyle is a former Scotland youth international but is yet to be capped by his country of birth but will become eligible to represent Australia, where his father was born. While his Socceroos eligibility will almost certainly be permitted by FIFA and sources suggest Boyle is eager to link-up with Australia, red-tape will prevent Hibernian winger from playing against Kuwait.