Noel King: Alan Browne will get another senior shot

Ireland U21 boss Noel King is adamant Alan Browne will continue to be monitored by Martin O’Neill despite injury robbing the Cork native of the chance of impressing with the senior squad this week.

A hip injury which has kept Browne out of Preston North End’s last three Championship games hasn’t sufficiently cleared in time for the Leesider to accept O’Neill’s invitation of training with his panel in the build-up to the friendlies against Switzerland and Slovakia over the next week.

The problem means the 20-year-old also misses the U21 qualification meetings with Italy in Waterford on Thursday and the away trip to Slovenia next Monday.