McLeish said: "Don't worry, no secrets got out! We spotted some guys watching the session and, as it was supposed to be a closed doors session, we simply weren't very happy about it.

"One of them was wearing sunglasses, a hooded jacket and holding a camera. We didn't think it was right so we told the players to stop and to give the guy a wave.

"We found it quite funny. The guy was hardly inconspicuous. Put it this way, I don't think he was Italy's answer to James Bond!"