Niall Quinn: Jeff Hendrick can be Ireland’s talisman

Niall Quinn believes that Jeff Hendrick, the biggest Irish mover in the transfer window, has got what it takes to become the main man in the national team.

“There’s no doubt about it, I think he was the most surprising good news story of the team in the summer,” says the Irish legend. “You knew (Robbie) Brady had this great skill, you knew what (Shane) Long and players like that could bring to the table, but very few of us foresaw Hendrick stepping up to the plate the way he did at the Euros.

“And he just has to carry that on now and try to think of himself as somebody who could go all the way and be the main man in the Irish team, galvanising midfield. They’re the targets that people like him should set himself.”