Swansea City managerial target Slaven Bilic has said he is considering his options as the club continue their search for the man to replace Paul Clement.

Swans caretaker boss Leon Britton earned a battling point in a gutsy 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace on Saturday, but has re-confirmed his stance that his role is purely temporary.

That leaves Bilic and Frank de Boer as leading candidates, along with the intriguing prospect of re-hiring Garry Monk, who was dismissed by Middlesbrough on Saturday night.

Monk’s availability has excited the bookies who have installed him as favourite for a job he lost two years ago, just six months after guiding the Swans to their highest Premier League finish of eighth.

Bilic has been out of work since the start of November when he was sacked by West Ham.

He has already also been linked as a potential candidate for Middlesbrough, such is the nature of the managerial merry-go-round.

Bilic told Sky Sports: “Many people are calling from here or abroad. A lot of people are calling and I am weighing up the options.

“I am resting now, I have been in a job 12 years, day in, day out, and it’s always there, even in summer breaks, so I needed a rest and I am enjoying that at the moment and enjoying ‘boring’ stuff and spending time with family and friends.

“I know my position on the map of managers or coaches and know I can maybe wait a little. But I know I am not one of the biggest ones who can switch off their phone for a year and then say now I’m back, so if something really good comes up I will consider it. I already miss it a bit. It’s in your veins, but I also need a rest.”

Asked if he would prefer to stay in the Premier League, he added: “I like it here, I was here as a player and a manager and I don’t feel a strange here and there is no language barrier. This is the place to be, but it doesn’t have to be, so it depends more on the club or the project. If a good project and good club comes from another country then I would probably do that.”

Bilic, who managed Croatia between 2006 and 2012, also suggested a return to international football is not on his agenda.

He said: “I was there for six years plus two at Under-21 level in Croatia. I enjoyed it big-time. I was manager of my country and there’s no bigger honour than that, and responsibility and pressure, of course, so that helped me a lot – and I was doing that when I was really young.

“Never say never, but I am enjoying working on a daily basis, to be fair, as a club manager.”

Britton is set to take charge of his second game as temporary boss at Liverpool on Boxing Day, having reiterated after the 1-1 draw with Palace that he has no interest in taking the job full-time.

“The fans have been great with me, as player or manager, you could hear them being very vocal which I appreciate, but in terms of the job, nothing has changed and I’m not looking for the job full time,” he said.