A little less than three weeks out from the European Championships, Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney still doesn’t know whether or not he’ll be without Italian star Sebastian Giovinco come next week.

“I have no indication of which direction this is going to go,” Vanney said Tuesday about his striker’s chance at being involved in the squad headed to the international tournament.

It begins June 10 in France but, if selected, Giovinco would be required to travel much sooner.

Giovinco was left out of a preliminary Azzuri camp announced Monday; 28 players were invited to partake, including seven first time call-ups.

That doesn’t mean he’s out of the running though.

Italian coach Antonio Conte will select a 30-player squad next Monday before cutting that number down to 23 players for the tournament.

While Vanney doesn’t really know what to expect from that announcement, he believes the Italian is a difference-maker.

“The goal he scored the other night (against Vancouver Whitecaps) — taking the long ball down with the outside of his foot and spinning off the defender and finishing — is a world-class goal at any level,” he said.

Giovinco will stay with Toronto at least until the end of the week, at which time the Reds face off against New York City FC on Wednesday and the Columbus Crew on Saturday.

New York midfielder Andrea Pirlo, a friend of the striker’s and a fellow Italian, was also left out of the Azzuri’s most recent squad.

Vanney expects a feisty game against New York, currently tied for first in the Eastern Conference.

They are a team that will pressure high up the field in an effort to force turnovers and launch quick attacks, he said. “They can create chances but I think they can also give up chances.”

It will also be the first real test of Toronto’s depth this season.

Striker Jozy Altidore’s injury was the big news of the week, ruled out six to eight weeks with another hamstring problem.

But midfielders Marky Delgado and Jonathan Osorio were also hurt in Saturday night’s 4-3 loss to Vancouver and will be out against New York.

Fellow midfielder Benoit Cheyrou is still working his way back from a quad injury.

Toronto always knew the depth challenge was looming, what with the potential to lose players to the Euros and Copa America Centenario, also in June.

But injuries to some of the team’s remaining players make things tricky.

“Do we have the depth? Yes. We need to get healthy,” Vanney said.

Keeping Giovinco around wouldn’t be the worst thing for Toronto.

Since the season began, he has already set two new records.

Giovinco is now Toronto’s all-time leading goal-scorer in regular season games and holds Major League Soccer’s single-season record for playing a part — scoring or assisting — on most consecutive goals, at 13. He earned both thanks to his brace against Whitecaps.

Centreback Josh Williams, who trained with the starting XI Tuesday in lieu of Damien Perquis, said the team always wants Giovinco around and causing trouble out on the pitch.

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In the lead-up to Monday’s announcement, he’ll have mixed feelings.

“ ‘Don’t take Seba,’ is what’s going to be going through my mind,” Williams joked.

“No . . . but you always want the best for your teammates so if he’s called upon we’re all going to be happy.”

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