Miller better for Udinese move and targets World Cup

Lennon Miller believes he has “definitely got better” as a player since joining Udinese and is eager to be part of Scotland’s World Cup campaign.

The midfielder, 19, has won four caps since his senior international debut last year and left Motherwell for Italy in August.

Scotland will face Haiti, Morocco and Brazil in the United States in June and Steve Clarke will soon name his squad for two March friendlies.

“You want to be in every squad,” Miller told BBC Scotland.

“[The World Cup is] a dream and one that we maybe didn’t think that we’d get the chance to do. It’d be a very special moment and one that hopefully I can be a part of.

Miller has learned “loads” since joining the Serie A club and his Italian is “getting better everyday” with regular lessons.

“The physical side of the game, I had to improve on but also my understanding of the game, different game plans, different formations,” explained Miller, whose father Lee played for Scotland.

“You’re training with players of real quality everyday and you’re playing against some of the best players in the world.

“Living myself, I’ve really enjoyed. I’ve really grown as a person. It was the first time I’d been out the family home. My family are over all the time, which is nice.”

Scotland play Japan and Ivory Coast later this month when Miller as well as Torino’s Che Adams, Hellas Verona’s Kieran Bowie, Sassuolo’s Josh Doig, Bologna’s Lewis Ferguson and Napoli pair Billy Gilmour and Scott McTominay, are likely to come into Clarke’s consideration.

And Miller said of his fellow Italy-based Scots: “Every time we play against one another, we speak after the game and swap shirts.