 Ardiles was in Scotland to watch Argentina's November friendly
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Argentine World Cup winner Ossie Ardiles is keen on becoming the new manager of Inverness.
The former Tottenham star told BBC Sport he had been approached about the vacancy by a third party.
"It was not an official approach but I was asked if I'd be interested by an agent friend and I said yes," explained the 56-year-old.
"It's a great challenge and a wonderful opportunity for me to manage in the United Kingdom again."
On Monday, Inverness announced the sacking of Craig Brewster and his assistant Malcolm Thomson.
The Highland club are bottom of the Scottish Premier League and have lost their last seven league games.
Former managers John Robertson and Charlie Christie have been tipped for a return to the Caledonian Stadium, while Scotland assistant Terry Butcher has also attracted media speculation.
Now Ardiles has put his name forward, although he admitted he was not too familiar with Inverness.
"I don't know a lot about them," he conceded. "But I've been in this kind of situation before.
"A manager has to learn quickly about the strengths of his players and make the necessary changes.
"I have confidence in myself but we'll just have to wait and see. The ball is not in my court."
Ardiles won 63 caps for Argentina and was part of the team that lifted the 1978 World Cup on home soil.
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A move to White Hart Lane followed that achievement and he enjoyed a 10-year spell with Spurs, where he was to return as a manager with less success.
His managerial career started at Swindon before stints at Newcastle, West Brom and Tottenham.
Ardiles also has experience from all over the world, having worked in Mexico, Japan, Croatia, Syria, Israel, Argentina and most recently Paraguay, where he was sacked by Cerro Porteño last August.
He is currently based in London, where he has been coaching at David Beckham's soccer academy, and wants to remain in the UK.
"The love and passion for football in this country is just unbelievable," he added.
Inverness director of football Graham Bennett refused to comment on Ardiles but told BBC Scotland: ''We've had a number of expressions of interest and no doubt a few more names will crop up."
He added that the club's board hope to draw up a shortlist of candidates for the manager's job within the next 24-48 hours.
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