Warren Gatland has revealed he has held "informal conversations" over coaching the Lions again in 2021.
The New Zealander has led the Lions on their last two tours, a 2-1 series win over Australia in 2013 and a 1-1 draw in New Zealand in 2017, and intends to leave his role as Wales boss after this year's World Cup in Japan.
Asked at a Welsh Rugby Union event at St David's Hall in Cardiff about the possibility of leading the Lions again, Gatland was quoted by walesonline.co.uk as saying: "Maybe. I've had a couple of informal conversations and that's all it's been at the moment.
"What could work out brilliantly is to finish with Wales after the World Cup, have a little break and then potentially do the Lions for 12 months heading into 2021.
"Ireland are going to have a new coach, Wales are going to have a new coach, England will have a new coach, you've got Gregor Townsend in Scotland.
"It means that one of those countries could lose their coach for 12 months.
"So it [Gatland leading the Lions] may appeal to the four home nations, but there's a lot of things that have to happen before then. There's potential there."
