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He might so easily have became an Arab, and had Dundee United been able to offer a bit more than the paltry £25,000 they bid for him he might well have joined the team he supported as a kid.
But, whether on Peter Marr's instructions or not, we'll never know, Ivano Bonetti made pals with his young central defender and recalled him to the first team.
3 magnificent perfomances against Motherwell, Livingstone and Dunfermline had the Dees fans buzzing about the return of the prodigal son.
But it wasn't only Dundee fans who spotted the amazing form of Lee Wilkie. Berti Vogts was present at the Livvy game and was taken aback by the skill and hardness of Dundee's skinhead defender.
After speaking of the lack of passion and pride shown by his Scotland side against France he went on to speak about how he could overcome these problems, and big Lee's name was mentioned.
"Lee Wilkie is another I'm considering because he's a very good footballing defender."
News from the press today is he is in Berti's plans for the friendly in South Korea on May 16th and the tournmant in Hong Kong a week later.
If this dream come true Lee Wilkie will perhaps realise at long last the worst is behind him and move on to take his true place among the finest players in Scotland. Go get em' big man.