Martin O'Neill is set to meet Aston Villa striker Milan Baros next week to find out if the Czech Republic wants to be part of the club's new era.
The new Villa manager intends to talk to a number of unsettled squad members during the team's preseason preparations in Holland in a bid to finalise plans before the Premiership season.
Striker Baros had been set for a move to Bundesliga side Hamburg but the departure of David O'Leary and Baros suffering injury problems following a disappointing World Cup, meant that any deal was put on hold with talks breaking down.
Now O'Neill has taken over, Villa can dip back into the transfer market but the new manager is adamant he wants to talk to every player linked with a move from Villa Park, not just £6.5 million Baros.
O'Neill made it clear that Gareth Barry's future was one of his priorities after the former England player had shown concern about the direction the club was heading.
Barry has hinted he may stay despite interest from Tottenham Hotspur and Portsmouth, but O'Neill hopes that many of the squad will be lifted by his arrival and decide to stay.
Baros, who has yet to commit himself to the new regime, is not fit enough to travel and his meeting will have to wait. "I need to speak to all the players, Baros is not here but he is getting fitter," said O'Neill.
"I would hope the players concerned retain some enthusiasm for wanting to play for the club; that's not just Baros, that's just in general among the disenchanted people. But sometimes, if people are adamant that they no longer want to be part of it, then persuading them might be a bit more difficult.
"I might not be able to convince them to stay, but I would like to talk to them to see what their views are. I will meet them individually, that's the best way. Someone might have a personal gripe or moan and I might be able to sort it out, maybe not."
O'Neill takes charge of his first match proper tonight when Villa go to NEC Nijmegen. The former Celtic boss will be calling the shots after taking in Saturday's game in Hannover from the stands with minimal input after a busy schedule after just being appointed.
But O'Neill refused to be drawn on his interest in Celtic midfielder Stilian Petrov who scored in a 2-1 defeat for Gordon Strachan's side on Sunday.
O'Neill has been constantly linked with a move for Petrov but made it clear he will not be commenting on targets.
Villa have been linked with a number of players including England midfielder Owen Hargreaves and former Celtic defender Didier Agathe. With Randy Lerner's takeover bid gathering pace, it looks as if O'Neill knows what sort of spending power he has.
For the Villa manager, it is a chance to bounce back from the disappointment of not landing the England job in the summer. O'Neill never actually applied for the position eventually handed to Steve McClaren and O'Neill, whose profile has risen steadily since coming out of non-League to take charge of Wycombe Wanderers and Leicester City before moving northto Celtic then returning to the Premiership with Villa, insists that any talk of the national job, now or further down the line, would be inappropriate.
"I've only been in this job for 72 hours and I don't think Mr Ellis would like to be reading about me and England, that's miles away now," said O'Neill, who has won trophies in England and Scotland as well as reaching a European final at Celtic. "I don't know what sort of manager I am now. I think there were a couple of decisions I dealt with less hastily at Celtic than I did at Leicester City."
