John Mayer
John Mayer is ready for a new relationship Reuters

John Mayer and Nicki Minaj exchanged flirty conversations on social media sparking dating rumours. The 39-year-old singer took to Twitter to revealed that he would like to get in touch with the Anaconda hitmaker.

Mayer tweeted: "I spend an inordinate amount of time per day wondering if Nicki Minaj would like me or not."

Minaj responded to his post by making a reference to his 2002 track, Your Body Is a Wonderland. She posted: "Would my body be your wonderland?"

"Please hold on, losing my s**t. This isn't my reply yet."

The rapper followed up by saying: "Asking for a friend."

Minaj recently split from rapper Meek Mill, while Mayer has previously been romantically connected to Taylor Swift, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Aniston, and Katy Perry.

Earlier, Mayer has opened up about his love life. He insisted he is ready for a new relationship. During an appearance on Andy Cohen's Watch What Happens Live, Katy Perry's former boyfriend said: "I'm ready to roll, I'm older and more mature than I've ever been and the stage is set."

Mayer added: "There's nobody on the stage, but I'm excited for a meet cute...because I feel ready...I'm very protective of that zone because I know how much I worked and how hard I worked to get that zone there. So I'm single and I'm excited about the future."