Over the past decade, Sevilla's number nine jersey has been adorned by internationals from Spain, France, Argentina, Mexico and the Netherlands. Robbie Ure was in demand across Europe after a free-scoring spell with Sirius resulted in a £5.5m move to La Liga, where he has contributed to Sevilla's winning start to the season. The reasons why the Rangers academy product was provided a platform to shine in Sweden before switching to Spain this month form part of a wider discussion as the Scottish FA prepares to hold a "critically important" youth development summit.
But in the more immediate future, fans are questioning whether Ure can be the answer to Scotland's striker problem as new head coach Sebastien Pocognoli runs the rule over his options for his first squad for next month's Nations League fixtures. Can Pocognoli afford to continue McBurnie's Scotland exile? Scottish striker Ure makes £5.5m Sevilla move Meet Sweden's top scorer who hopes to play for Scotland Ure had 20 goals and three assists in 20 matches in all competitions across the ongoing Swedish season before choosing Spain as his next destination.
In Sevilla's La Liga curtain-raiser last weekend, he came off the bench at half-time and won a stoppage-time penalty to help his new side secure a 2-1 victory over Rayo Vallecano. Seven days later, the Scot started in another win as Sevilla ended Saturday on top of the table by defeating 10-man Athletic Club in Bilbao. Ure played the entirety of the 3-1 victory and, although his underlying stats point towards a challenging first start, his relentless pressing on Spain's World Cup-winning goalkeeper Unai Simon was key to his team's opener.
The 22-year-old is awaiting his first Sevilla goal, but 31 strikes in 50 matches for Sirius suggest he will not have to wait long. That club form has also attracted international interest, but not yet from Scotland, it seems. He is eligible to play for Ukraine through his grandparents and has had contact from the nation.
However, he told the BBC last month that his preference is to wait for the call from Scotland, for whom he has featured at Under-19 level. "My ambition is to play with Scotland one day," Ure said. "But I have no stress for that situation.
I feel like what I do at club level will give me the opportunities I deserve. "There's been contact [from Ukraine]. But it's not a decision I would rush.
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