Olly would accept Ryder role

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The Spaniard has said he will be available to lead the team, even though all the signs now point to him having to wait until 2012 and Colin Montgomerie taking charge at Celtic Manor.

"He is available. If he is offered the job he will say 'Yes'," the Spaniard's manager, Sergio Gomez, said on Thursday. "We know it is a matter of two and there are factors favouring Jose Maria and factors favouring Monty."

Europe's tournament committee will decide the issue in Dubai next Wednesday.

The committee's discussions began in earnest in Abu Dhabi last week and it was only afterwards that Montgomerie, a member of the committee, emerged as favourite for the first match on Welsh soil.

He had previously indicated he wanted to play again next year and wait until Gleneagles in 2014 for the captaincy.

But he would be 51 then and the mood now appears to be to go for a younger man.

Nick Faldo was 51 last September, while Sandy Lyle and Ian Woosnam, both of whom expressed an interest in the role at Celtic Manor, would be 52.

Olazabal, three years younger than Montgomerie at 42, served as Faldo's vice-captain at Valhalla but said afterwards that he too wanted to fight for a place on the side next time rather than be captain.

He has played only two events since last May, however, because of continuing problems with rheumatism. The double Masters champion pulled out of this week's event in Qatar but does plan to play the Dubai Desert Classic starting next Thursday.