Toronto FC head coach Greg Vanney has re-iterated his clubs desire to pursue Jozy Altidore.
The Sunderland striker continues to be linked with a January departure from England with a MLS return on the agenda.
Altidore's name is being bandied around with the likes of old club New York Red Bulls, the Portland Timbers and TFC and Vanney is determined to at least get the Reds involved with negotiations.
"Any time a big-time player is coming back into the league, we want to be in the discussion," Vanney said.
"There are a lot of mechanisms that have to go in place for a lot of those things to happen, but if there's a discussion of a guy who understands the league, who has been successful in the league and can help a team, we want to be at least in the discussion about that. We're not going to hide from that.
"Who knows where that ends up, but we're going to be there if there's a discussion to be had. That would be said of any player who comes back that can add to our roster and make us a better team."
There have been rumours circulating that Altidore's potential move to Toronto's BMO Field could result in veteran English striker Jermain Defoe heading the other way to the Stadium of Light.
