In March, the 75-year-old returned to Selhurst Park for a second stint.
Roy Hodgson, the manager of Crystal Palace, has vowed to clear up any misunderstandings by forbidding the word "retirement" from any discussions about his "totally open" future plans.
The 75-year-old returned to Selhurst Park in March for a second stint with the goal of keeping the south London team in the Premier League, which he did more quickly than probably even the most hopeful fans might have anticipated.
Hodgson has mostly shied away from questions about whether he wants to remain in the position for an extended period of time, but he has been more categorical about what he does not want to happen when his contract expires at the end of the current season.
He declared: "I'm not going to mention the word'retire'. That's one thing I'm not going to do. I don't believe I did the first time, though I made an effort not to, but of course it was understood that I was retiring when I left Crystal Palace and didn't hunt for a new position.
I'm not going to make that mistake again, though, since when I returned to Watford, everyone was talking about how he had come out of retirement to do this.
"So I do that, and after that is finished, he is obviously permanently retired. I then leave my retirement to start a new job.
"I don't want to leave retirement retirement retirement; I should keep all of my options open because you never know what can occur. Right now, I'm content with my life. I constantly believe I am capable of working. I'll think about any offers that are made to me.
"However, since I don't have a representative actively looking for work for me, people will have to come across me."
Palace, who are now mathematically safe, have a remote chance of ending the season ahead of 11th-placed Chelsea, who are only two points ahead of the Eagles but have played one fewer game.
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