Fulham boss Roy Hodgson has not entirely ruled out a return to international management despite turning down recent approaches from Sweden and Norway.

Hodgson has a contract until the end of the season and insists signing an extension is not high on his priority list, especially as his club are competing in the Premier League and Europa League.

Ahead of the Craven Cottage clash against Roma on Thursday night, Hodgson would not close the door on an eventual return to the international scene.

"Some people get pigeon-holed as one or the other - he can only do this, he can only do that," he said.

"I've been lucky enough to avoid being pigeon-holed and to have had a go at both, and I've enjoyed both.

"And I totally refuse to make a decision between which I think is best and which I prefer to do. I think you take and look at each job on its merits, and, when it's offered to you.

"And, if you decide it's a job you want to do, you go there whole-heartedly and try to get as much out as you can."

Hodgson's contract meant he turned down Sweden and Norway because he has the rest of the season on his contract at Fulham.

Fulham may be under pressure to secure Hodgson's future, but he added: "To be honest, in the same vein as I've been talking about Sweden and Norway, it's the same thing there, I'm quite happy with the contract I've got.

"It runs until next June, I'm happy getting on with it and we'll see what happens.

"The simple fact of the matter is when you sign a contract with a club you sign it to do the job, and you hope that you're going to be allowed to do the job until the end of it at least. And then you'll see what happens."

Meanwhile, Roma boss Claudio Ranieri is refusing to rule out an eventual return to the Premier League.

The former Chelsea boss said: "If it wasn't for Roma, there were chances to come back and manage an English club," he said. "Maybe in the future I could come back."

Ranieri has seen plenty of changes in the landscape of English football since leaving in 2004. Roman Abramovich was one of the first billionaire owners to target Premier League clubs but now it is more common.

"Things change a lot," Ranieri said. "There are a lot rich billionaires coming in, buying clubs and expecting to win. But Roma wasn't built in a day and it takes time.

"Of course I wanted to stay at Chelsea and finish my job but it didn't happen and now I am back at Rome, where I was born and at the club I supported. I am on cloud nine."