John Terry is among the former England players who will be offered a route into coaching with the FA.
The Chelsea captain has been sounded out along with Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, Ashley Cole and Paul Scholes about roles within the national set-up.
The FA want to help former internationals with their coaching badges and technical director Dan Ashworth has spoken to Terry to see whether he is interested.
It has been suggested Terry could work with England development teams at St George’s Park but it is understood that would not be the case.
The role would see the FA assist the 36-year-old with his UEFA A and Pro Licenses and help him get into management at the end of his playing career.
Terry is out of contract at Chelsea at the end of the season and it remains to be seen whether he will be offered an extension at Stamford Bridge.
The FA are keen to offer an olive branch to Terry, who was twice stripped of the England captaincy during his international career.
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He lost the armband for a second time in 2012 while awaiting trial for allegedly racially abusing Anton Ferdinand and, after being cleared by a court, quit playing for England after Euro 2012 because of the way he was treated by the FA.
England manager Gareth Southgate wants to get former England players involved in FA set-up.
The FA have found it difficult to encourage ex-players to become full-time coaches and would offer Terry, Lampard, Gerrard, Cole and Scholes a tailored coaching programme to suit them.
It remains to seen how long Terry, who has already started taking his coaching badges, will continue playing.
