Sven-Goran Eriksson denies making contact over vacant Scotland managerial position

The Swede denies any contact but says he'd be 'honoured' to manage Scotland

Eriksson is looking to get back into football management (Getty)

Sven-Goran Eriksson has denied reports in a Scottish newspaper that he had contact the SFA over the Scotland vacancy but conceded he would be 'honoured' to potentially replace Alex McLeish.

The Daily Record reported on Thursday morning that the former England boss had thrown his hat in the ring to replace 'Big Eck' - who was sacked last week after only 12 games of his second spell in charge of Scotland.

The same report claimed that SFA chief executive Ian Maxwell put forward Eriksson's name during a board meeting that took place on Tuesday at Hampden Park, but the entire episode seemed to come as a surprise to the Swede, who made his name managing Lazio and Benfica over a decade ago.

“This is absolutely news to me,” Eriksson said on Talksport when questioned about the story emerging from Scotland. “I never heard about it and I never thought about it.

“It comes out of the blue, so I have no idea, but of course I’m honoured. Scotland is a big job, it’s a huge football country."

Asked if he would speak to the SFA should they get in touch, Eriksson seemed open to discussing the role and thinks age is no barrier.

“Yeah, why not. It’s not very polite if you don’t want to speak to people.

“But I haven’t thought at all about it. We’ll see if it’s happening, if there’s something behind it or not.

“The passport is saying I am a certain age, but I don’t feel it. I still like to work, I love football.

“So if something interesting comes up I will go for it. If nothing happens, okay, that’s it. We’ll see.

“There are a lot of people still going at my age and doing well – Roy Hodgson is one of them. I don’t feel old and I’m healthy, so I hope to sit on the bench again one day."