Rafael Benitez is “open to all the good countries” amid links with the vacant Scotland manager’s job.
Scotland are looking for a new boss after Steve Clarke resigned following their group stage exit at the World Cup.
A victory over Haiti gave Scotland a first World Cup win since 1990 as they contested the finals for the first time since 1998, but subsequent defeats to Morocco and Brazil saw them miss out on reaching the knockouts for the first time.
Scotland return to action in the UEFA Nations League in September when they travel to Slovenia.
And former Liverpool, Real Madrid and Inter Milan boss Benitez did not rule out the possibility of being in charge for that game.
“I’m open to international football,” Benitez, most recently in charge of Panathinaikos, told Sky Sports News.
“It’s a different way, it’s a different approach. You have players that go fully motivated, and then you can organise the team in a way that they will be proud for the country.
“It’s not like when you have, in Panathinaikos, 33 players in the squad. So how can you motivate the ones that will not play any games?
“The national team is different, so it’s another challenge. Yeah, it could be interesting.
“Any country that they can offer you the possibility to do something, to get something, to achieve something.”
Asked specifically about the Scotland role, Benitez replied: “I’m open to all the good countries, yes.”
