Jose Mourinho says he’ll be back in management this summer as he continues to be linked with several high-profile jobs.

After being sacked by Manchester United in December Mourinho had said he would wait until finding his next role. Since then, there was talk he could join Lyon, especially after current manager Bruno Genesio confirmed he would be leaving at the end of the season, and this week Juventus parted company with Massimiliano Allegri.

Bayern Munich are said to be considering sacking Niko Kovac, while there is the remote possibility of a sensational return to Chelsea, who remain unsure over Maurizio Sarri after an inconsistent debut season in England.

“I have a lot of qualities and one of them is to respect other clubs and their management,” Mourinho told French radio station RMC. “I have never spoken like ‘this club wanted me, they contacted me’.

“When I left Manchester United in December, I immediately took the decision I want to work from summer. I hope to be back to work in July in a project I really like.”

Mourinho, who has also managed Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Porto during an illustrious if sometimes controversial career, refused to be drawn on his United exit, saying he could not speak freely about the manner of his departure, which came after the club’s worst-ever start to a Premier League season and amid rumours of the manager falling out with several of the squad’s players, most notably Paul Pogba.

“It’s difficult for me to talk about Manchester,” he said. “I can’t talk about them in the same joy and freedom as I talk about other clubs.”