Ferguson vowed never to play for Scotland after the Scottish FA refused to support him when he was prosectuded for head-butting anothe rplayer, when he was at Rangers.
New boss Berti Vogts wants him to spearhead their attack.SFA vice-chairman John McBeth said: "Berti's looking at it and saying, 'these fellows figured in the past, why not now?' He's interested in the older players and wants to hear from them personally.
"He's going to talk to everyone, the managers and the players, and see just exactly where they're coming from."