Guus Hiddink In Chelsea Talks

9 months ago 11th Feb 09:16

Russia coach Guus Hiddink is in talks to take over from Luiz Felipe Scolari as the new manager at Chelsea after been given permission by the Russian Football Association to do the job alongside his commitment to the Russian national team.

A Football Union of Russia (FUR) spokesman told the BBC: "In his contract there isn't any point on which he can't combine two posts, so he can do it. But right now the ball is in Chelsea's court because they must make him some offer. We think that he can do it but now it's his decision."

It will just be a temporary move until the end of the season, the 62 year old is contracted to Russia until the end of the 2010 World Cup.

Hiddink told the BBC: "If it was any other club my answer would be a straight 'no', but Chelsea is different."

"I have good relations with Roman Abramovich. I would like to help them if I could," he added.

"This would only be for the next two or three months until the end of the season. I will not leave my job with the Russian national team. It's out of the question. When I took the Russia job it was a long-term project and I don't like to leave it unfinished."

The Dutchman told has said that juggling two jobs won't be a problem. He said: "I have already done that a couple of years ago when I was coaching Australia and PSV, so I'm familiar with the situation and what it takes."