Posted on: 03:24 Fri, 18 Dec 2015



Skysports has exclusively revealed that
Guus Hiddink is currently in London
where he is expected to hold talks over
the vacant Chelsea job.

The Blues are hoping to appoint a
successor to Jose Mourinho before
Saturday’s Premier League game
against Sunderland at Stamford
Bridge, after sacking the Portuguese
for a second time on Thursday.

Hiddink, 69, previously took
caretaker charge of Chelsea in 2009
and guided the team to success in the
FA Cup.

And the Dutchman, who left his role
as Netherlands manager during their
ill-fated European qualifying
campaign, was yesterday
immediately installed as the Sky Bet
favourite to take over again.

Earlier on Friday, Hiddink’s former
employers at Australian Football
Federation pledged their support for
his imminent takeover at Chelsea on
social media, before swiftly taking it
down

A website statement also said: “Guus
Hiddink has taken temporary charge
at struggling EPL giant Chelsea after
the club announced they’d sacked
coach Jose Mourinho overnight
following the club’s disastrous run in
the English Premier League.”

The article was later updated to say
that Hiddink “is the leading
candidate to become interim
manager” of the Blues.

The well-travelled Dutchman
managed Australia at the 2006
World Cup, helping the team reach
the second round.

The official Socceroos Twitter feed
announced: “Our former boss has
taken charge at @ChelseaFC – Good
luck Guus!”

The tweet was subsequently taken
down.