Celtic defender Pressley has won 32 Scotland caps

The Scottish FA had confirmed on Friday that former England defender Butcher was being considered as assistant.

And Burley, who was named the new national manager on Thursday, told BBC Sport: "I have spoken to Terry and Steven about helping us.

"They are both keen, but nothing has been finalised yet."

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Burley knows Butcher from their time as Ipswich team-mates and was Pressley's manager at Hearts.

The Scotland manager had no qualms about appointing an Englishman as his assistant.

Steven Pressley is someone that I've admired since my days at Tynecastle Scotland manager George Burley

"For me, the criteria was someone I knew really well who had played international football, who was a good coach, an excellent motivator, somebody I could trust," said Burley of the former Motherwell manager and Rangers player.

"Terry certainly comes into that category and he's spent most of his football time in Scotland. That was important as well."

Pressley, who has won 32 caps for Scotland, is 34 and has played little first-team football for Celtic this season after going through a back operation.

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"Steven Pressley is someone that I've admired since my days at Tynecastle," he said.

"I've had a lot of good captains as a manager - Tony Mowbray, Matt Holland and Jim Magilton have all been top class.

"'Elvis for me sticks out and I think he has all the credentials of one day being a top manager, even an international manager.

"I talked with Celtic manager Gordon Strachan yesterday and he thinks it would do him the world of good.

"When you get to your mid-30s you're looking for the coaching side you still want to keep playing.

"He's desperate to do both. He's quite capable of that."

Burley believes 49-year-old Butcher's no-nonsense approach would suit the Scotland players.

"For me he's a winner," said Burley.

"He's got the character where he doesn't stand for fools. He'd be in among it. He maybe laughed when I said to him at first, but he'd love to train Scotland."