Scotland defender Scott McKenna says Aberdeen have raised no concern about him travelling to the Czech Republic for tonight’s Nations League fixture in Olomouc.
Tonight’s match had been in major doubt after the Czechs initially announced they would not be playing Steve Clarke’s men following their 3-1 victory over Slovakia on Friday.
Their stance came after players Tomas Soucek and Patrik Schick were instructed to self-isolate after coming into contact with a backroom staff member who had tested positive for coronavirus.
After UEFA confirmed the game would go ahead as planned on Saturday however, the Czechs have now named an entirely new 23-man squad led by fresh coaching staff.
Arrivals to Scotland from the Czech Republic must self-isolate for 14 days, although the national team squad is exempt from that government restriction.
McKenna says the Dons, who are next in action at home to Kilmarnock on Saturday, have not taken issue with his involvement in the squad.
McKenna said: “I haven’t heard from the club, they were happy for me to go away.
“We’ll be exempt when we come back into the country so everyone is happy with it and we’re fine to carry on playing.
“We all feel safe. The doctors and medical staff here are brilliant with us.
“We have to trust in the processes they have in place. UEFA are strict at the best of times.
“If they’re happy for the game to go ahead then I am too, and I’m sure all my team-mates feel the same way.”
Scotland arrived in Olomouc last night, having remained in their squad bubble since Friday’s frustrating 1-1 draw against Israel at Hampden Park.
The new-look Czech squad they will face tonight contains only two previously capped players, with no representatives from Czech sides Sparta Prague, Slavia Prague and Viktoria Plzen.
McKenna, who will win his 16th cap for his country if selected against the Czechs, hopes the Scots can bounce back.
He added: “Getting a draw was disappointing for all of us, and especially in the manner that it happened.
“We are trying to build momentum, get more minutes in the shape and get used to each other.
“It’s better that we have got a game than we don’t.”
Arrivals to Scotland from the Czech Republic must self-isolate for 14 days, although the national team squad is exempt from that government restriction.
McKenna says the Dons, who are next in action at home to Kilmarnock on Saturday, have not taken issue with his involvement in the squad.
McKenna said: “I haven’t heard from the club, they were happy for me to go away.
“We’ll be exempt when we come back into the country so everyone is happy with it and we’re fine to carry on playing.”
Scotland arrived in Olomouc last night, having remained in their squad bubble since Friday’s 1-1 draw against Israel at Hampden Park.
The new-look Czech squad they will face tonight contains only two previously capped players, with no representatives from Czech sides Sparta Prague, Slavia Prague and Viktoria Plzen.
McKenna, who played all 90 minutes against Israel, has been reassured by the measures and guidance implemented by the Scottish FA medical team.
McKenna, who will win his 16th cap for his country if selected against the Czechs, added: “We all feel safe. The doctors and medical staff here are brilliant with us.
“We have to trust in the processes they have in place. UEFA are strict at the best of times.
“If they’re happy for the game to go ahead then I am too, and I’m sure all my team-mates feel the same way.”