Claudio Ranieri has talked up links with the managerial vacancy at Leicester, telling The Sunday Post: "I would be thrilled to return to coach in the English Premier League."
Ranieri, 63, is currently without a job after a disappointing brief spell in charge of the Greek national team came to an end last year.
The former Valencia, Chelsea, Juventus and Monaco boss has fared better at club level, though, and said he would be open to offers from Leicester, who have sacked coach Nigel Pearson despite beating the drop last season.
"Greece is behind me now and I am waiting for the next good project to come along," he told the Scottish newspaper. "So far I have not had any contact from Leicester but if they were to call me then I would be ready to listen to what they had to say.
"I say this because I would be thrilled to return to coach in the English Premier League. For me it truly is the best league in Europe.
"It is well above La Liga because in Spain there is the constant focus on possession. This can be valued almost above all other aspects of the game which is not the way it should be.
"When I was there, with Valencia and Atletico Madrid, I would get criticised because my teams did not dominate opponents. Always I would answer by pointing to our statistics.
"They proved we had won the same number of matches as our rivals, scored the same number of goals as our rivals from the same number of shots -- all with less of the ball.
"I am very happy to have had the opportunity to coach in the Premier League because there they have the values I learned as a child.
"They have passion and a great desire for victory but these qualities are allied with sportsmanship and the acceptance of defeat when it comes.
"I consider myself very fortunate to have managed in this league and would be interested to do so again."
Ranieri also said he would be open to taking a job in the Scottish Premier League.
"I also believe that it would be a fascinating experience to manage in Scotland," he said. "The fans there are absolutely outstanding -- I love the atmosphere they are able to create in the stadiums.
"I think the addition of Celtic and Rangers would make the EPL even stronger because they are such big clubs, but I do not believe it would be right for Scottish football because it could not afford to lose them.
"At the moment Scotland does not even have Rangers in its top division but the game is still strong in the country."