Hearts boss Csaba Laszlo has revealed he would be "honoured" to become the new Scotland manager and is prepared to open talks with the SFA.

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The Hungarian is one of a host managers who have been linked with the vacancy following George Burley's sacking on Monday. However, the former Uganda boss insisted he would only begin negotiations with Scotland with the permission of Hearts.

Laszlo said: "If there's the possibility to be the manager of a country - it's indifferent which country - it must be a big honour for every coach and for every manager.

"If somebody comes to the club and asks for permission to discuss with me, okay we can discuss, definitely. To be the manager of a country, this is always the highest you can reach.

"I had the honour to train Hungary and even Uganda and, definitely, I had the feeling of what it took to train a country."

Former Hibernian boss John Collins was one of the first to openly declare an interest in the job.

He added on Thursday: "I was asked the question by the radio on Monday morning when I was caught on the hop. I was asked if I would be interested and I said, 'Of course I would'.

"I gave an honest answer when I said I would interested but if you're asking if I sent my application away, or if I am expecting a phone call, the answer is no."

Meanwhile, Birmingham City boss Alex McLeish has ruled out a possible return as Scotland manager but insisted the job is "not a poisoned chalice".

McLeish said: "Is it a job I would want to return to now? No. I've got a fantastic challenge here at Birmingham. I am really enjoying it and building a team and infrastructure which hopefully can keep us in the Premier League for a few seasons to come.

"I loved my time with Scotland, a fantastic journey which was part of my education in football and it is a phenomenal honour to manage your country. But I am very happy at Birmingham and will be even happier if we get to January showing the same performance levels of the last few weeks."

Aberdeen manager Mark McGhee branded the post "a rotten job" following Burley's departure, but McLeish disagrees.

"The Scotland job is not a poisoned chalice," he said. "It would be a great honour for someone to take the job and anyone with any ambition would say they can make it better."