Scotland coach Steven Reid has revealed that ex England player Steven Caulker has personally phoned him to declare his interest in playing for the Scottish national side.
Caulker, 27, started his career with Spurs in the Premier League and was even loaned out to Liverpool in 2016.
His performances while on loan at Swansea from Tottenham earned him an England call up from Roy Hodgson in late 2012 and he even managed to grab a goal in a 4-2 friendly loss to Sweden.
A dip in form and battles with depression meant the centre back's career stalled and after a stint with Dundee north of the border, he moved to Turkish first division side Alanyaspor where he has enjoyed a resurgence in form.
Reid said Caulker, who qualifies for England through his grandmother and the fact that he only turned out in a friendly for the Three Lions, 'made it clear' he was throwing his hat into the ring and that he and boss Steve Clarke are keeping an eye on him.
'Steven has made it clear he'd like to be considered. Obviously, we'll monitor the situation now, watch the games, hopefully get out and see him.
'The key point, though, is that he's gone out of his way to make that clear,' the former Republic of Ireland midfielder said.
'He phoned me directly. So there's an interest there. He's had a promising start over there, that's for sure.
'Steven definitely could be an asset. He has Premier League experience and played for some big clubs. So we definitely can't discount it.
'He's been in good form for his club side and doing well in the league. It seems like he's in a really good place at the minute, he's enjoying his football and life again.'
Caulker's interest comes at a vital time for Scotland who face Euro 2020 qualifying clashes with Cyprus and Kazakhstan next month with a growing defensive injury list.
The towering defender has played all but one of Alanyaspor's Super Lig games this season and his form has helped them to the top of the table, losing just once - to Besiktas.
He qualifies for England through a Scottish grandmother and since his sole England cap was not a competitive match, it therefore would not prevent him switching allegiances.
Caulker has been on Scotland's radar for some time, according to former assistant boss McGhee who said in December 2013: 'We know who the boy is, we knew about him before he was at Tottenham. We're interested in looking at all players who meet the criteria.'
Article 5.1 of FIFA's latest international eligibility rules states: '…any player who has already participated in a match (either in full or in part) in an official competition of any category or any type of football for one association may not play an international match for a representative team of another association.'
The term 'official competition' refers to matches played for representative teams in competitions organised by FIFA or any confederation, i.e. not friendly games.