KEVIN PIETERSEN claims he has 'a few offers' to consider from prospective county employers.
The exiled England batsman confirmed on Friday afternoon that his advisers did receive a bid from Leicestershire for his services in the NatWest t20 Blast this summer - adding that others have been submitted too this week, leaving him with decisions to be made.
No county, other than Leicestershire, has publicly revealed a firm interest in signing him since new England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Colin Graves hinted last weekend there is still a possibility of a return to international cricket for the record-breaking batsman, sacked last year - as long as he first commits to playing county cricket again.
Leicestershire chief executive Wasim Khan told Cricinfo he had been in touch with Pietersen's agent about the possibility of a deal with the 34-year-old, between his existing commitments at the Indian and Caribbean premier leagues.
Pietersen's agent confirmed soon afterwards an initial discussion did take place, adding it was "some time ago".
But Pietersen went further a few hours later - tweeting a link to his short update on the website, breathesport.com, which revealed further offers are being considered but stressing his primary objective is simply to play for England again.
It read: "I believe an offer was made, and so have a few others this week...let's wait & see what my decision is. Lots to think about, but desperate to put [England shirt numbers] #626 and #185 back on my chest."
Leicestershire's gambit appears to pre-date Graves' remarks, in which he indicated Pietersen's return to county cricket - as a pre-requisite of being considered again for England - would need to encompass all formats, rather than just Twenty20.
Wasim told Cricinfo: "I approached his agent about his T20 availability.
"But he said it was unlikely he would play any T20 (in England) due to his full CPL commitments."
Pietersen's agent said: "I haven't had a conversation with Kevin about Leicestershire - it is not something we have discussed."
Pietersen, who was axed by the ECB 13 months ago after England's 2013/14 Ashes whitewash defeat and described by his employers' managing director Paul Downton as "disengaged", has since published an autobiography in which he is very critical of several former team-mates and management staff.
He played for Surrey in last year's domestic T20 competition, but was deregistered by them at the end of the season.
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