However after a months rest, Melchiot is raring to go for his country this summer and Latics boss Bruce is delighted to see a Wigan player involved in the tournament.
He said: "Mario has been coming along fine - to see a Wigan player feature in the tournament would be fantastic."
Melchiot has been included in the 29 man provisional Dutch squad for the Championships by manager Marco van Basten.
We certainly wish Mario all the best, and with the absence of England in the tournament, Wigan could well turn orange in support of Super Mario and the Dutch.
Dutch Squad: Van der Sar (Manchester United), Stekelenburg (Ajax), Timmer (Feyenoord).
Bouma (Aston Villa), De Cler (Feyenoord), Emanuelson (Ajax), Heitinga (Ajax), Jaliens (AZ Alkmaar), Mathijsen (Hamburg), Melchiot (Wigan), Ooijer (Blackburn).
Afellay (PSV Eindhoven), Van Bronckhorst, De Guzman (both Feyenoord), De Jong (Hamburg), Landzaat (Feyenoord), Maduro (Valencia), Mendes da Silva (AZ Alkmaar), Seedorf (AC Milan), Sneijder (Real Madrid), Van der Vaart (Hamburg), De Zeeuw (AZ Alkmaar).
Babel (Liverpool), Huntelaar (Ajax), Koevermans (PSV Eindhoven), Kuyt (Liverpool), Van Nistelrooy (Real Madrid), Van Persie (Arsenal), Vennegoor of Hesselink (Celtic).
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