Australia coach Michael Cheika is happy to talk to Jarryd Hayne if his mission to play Sevens with Fiji at the Olympics falls through.
But Cheika insists he will not go out of his way to woo the former NFL player.
Sydney-born Hayne dropped a bombshell earlier this week by quitting the NFL after a single season with the San Francisco 49ers and announcing his bid for the Rio de Janeiro Games.
But the former rugby league international has only this weekend's London Sevens to impress Fiji coach Ben Ryan and has not yet been guaranteed game-time at the tournament.
Due to eligibility rules, Hayne's selection for Fiji would preclude him from ever playing international rugby for Australia.
If Ryan overlooked him, however, Hayne could still play for the Wallabies if he first committed to playing for a local Super Rugby club.
And Cheika is confident Hayne could adapt in a similar manner to Israel Folau.
"I'd be lying if I said: "Ah, no' and tried to play it cool [about Hayne]," Cheika said.
"Of course he'd go well in Super Rugby. You've seen his form in rugby league before, you've seen what Israel has done in rugby as well, you've seen what many other players who have come across have done.
"But we're going on a strategy more about players who want to come and play rugby. A player will always succeed when they want to come over - not chase them and try and force them to change their mind.
"I've only met Jarryd a couple of times, he knows what the game's about, he knows what league's about, he's obviously involved in the Sevens.
"He's an achiever and he'll succeed in whatever he decides but that choice is totally up to him."