Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill wants to hold reconciliation talks with Everton boss Ronald Koeman regarding James McCarthy.
The relationship between O'Neill and Koeman turned sour back in October after the Everton boss accused the Ireland manager of 'overloading' McCarthy by using him for back-to-back internationals against Georgia and Moldova, despite the midfielder having managed only two 90 minute games at club level due to an injury problem.
O'Neill has now displayed eagerness to reconcile with Koeman by putting the disagreement to bed but has revealed that the Dutchman has not picked up his phone calls as of yet.
The Ireland national team manager said: "James wanted to play and he was fit to play. Let's put a couple of things to bed.
"He didn't train the first day, which was nearly understandable. He trained the last couple of days, but he over-stretched in the warm up, felt something, and I didn't want to take the risk. We were guided by James.
"If you look, he wasn't been with us now for a long, long time. What he does at club level is something that's outside our jurisdiction and outside our control.
"I think that's something he would have to look at, if it is a hamstring problem that he's continually having, that's got to be addressed by him and his club more than anything else. We're trying to pick up the bits of this here, but it's not a fight."
O'Neill admits that Koeman may not be in the mood to talk after losing right-back Seamus Coleman for a lengthy period following his double leg break while playing for Ireland against Wales on Friday.
"I'll give him a shout," he added.
"Seamus Coleman's injury was the most important thing of the weekend. If he doesn't want to talk, that's fine, no problem.
"The protocol is medical staff to medical staff phoning each other. I was a club manager and I never once received a call from an international manager about one of my players [being injured].
"Even though I picked up injuries, I accepted that as a fact, you curse your luck, but I never once picked up a call. But Everton have lost a really important player in Seamus."