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Lennon Miller has been linked with a number of top clubs Motherwell midfielder Lennon Miller admits it was a "surreal" surprise to be called up into Scotland's senior squad for the first time this week, but the 18-year-old believes "I could maybe in a couple of months be the best player there". Miller had been expecting to again be named in the Scotland Under-21 squad but is "confident" he is capable of starting next week's Nations League play-off against Greece if called upon. Motherwell manager Michael Wimmer also believes Miller "is ready" to grab a Scotland starting place. Indeed, the self-assured teen is "more nervous" about the initiation song he and fellow squad newcomer James Wilson, the 18-year-old Heart of Midlothian striker, will be expected to perform and is "just trying to take it in my stride" despite recognising the quality with which he will be rubbing shoulders. "I'm confident in my own ability, " Miller said. "Obviously there's loads of unreal midfielders in there and I'm just going to try and learn as much as I can from them, from everybody there and we'll see what happens come Thursday. Scotland's Clarke 75% sure he will leave after 2026 World Cup Missing Euros gives Ferguson extra World Cup drive "I'm obviously not going to go in and be the best player there, but I believe that I could maybe in a couple of months be the best player there. I think that's how you need to think as a football player - you need to want to be the best. " While Miller's call-up has not "sunk in yet" as "it's kind of all happened so quickly", he says it was "a proud moment" for himself and his family, especially father Lee, the former Aberdeen and Scotland striker. "It was a surreal moment, because I thought 21s was what I was going to and then I obviously found out after training, " the teenager said. "I was getting pictures with my Scotland flag expecting to be in the 21 squad and I just had that in my head. It probably helped that I didn't expect it - it was just a proud moment to get in the A squad so young. " Since breaking into the Motherwell first-team as a 16-year-old in 2022, he has played 68 times for the Scottish Premiership club and been linked with a number of top clubs around Europe, but says it will "be weird" to be rubbing shoulders with players he has watched on television playing in the Premier League and Champions League. "There's people in my position like your Billy Gilmours, your John Mc Ginns, who've had excellent careers so far and taken wee bits from their game and you've also got the experienced players like Andy Robertson, and you want to take wee bits from him, " he said. Well boss Wimmer thinks Miller "deserves" the call-up, adding: "He's a brilliant player and a great talent. He would be ready to start for Scotland. I saw his quality and work ethic early on. 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