Jeff Hendrick: I’ll prove my fitness in time for Euros

Jeff Hendrick insists he will be fit in good time for the European Championship finals, although he is currently still some way off being ready to return to action for Derby County.

The 24-year-old Dubliner emerged as one of the success stories for Martin O’Neill over the course of Ireland’s qualification campaign but recently suffered an injury double whammy which has made him a concern for the manager as the Euros loom large.

Hendrick had to pull out of the squad for last month’s friendlies against Switzerland and Slovakia after twice dislocating his shoulder in the space of a single week. But it was a different injury, which arose the moment he got back out on the training pitch, which has caused the bigger problem.