The English Football Association has been writing to all eligible players to ask whether they would be willing to take part in the team.

The fielding of a united British team has split the home nations, with Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland opposed to the involvement of their players in the team.

The likes of Wales' Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey are determined to play if selected by coach Stuart Pearce.

Lennon has previously said that he does not want his players participating in the Olympics, and the Scottish Premier League sually starts in early August so he could be left without key men for the beginning of the 2012-2013 campaign.

"We will sit down with them over the next few weeks and see what they are thinking," he said.

"My view is that football is not an Olympic sport.

"But if the players want to go, I'm not going to discourage it.

"It's the timing of it with the start of the season next year or the [European] qualifiers."

Though both 20-year-old Scot Forrest, and 19-year-old Welshman Matthews are under 23 years old and thus eligible to participate, the 27 cap Scotland international Brown would have to be one of three over-age players as he will be 26.

He could potentially miss out to the likes of England's David Beckham and Joe Cole or Wales' Ryan Giggs.

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