• Chelsea captain claims talks are 'ongoing' with
Hiddink
• Defender believes club needs stability now
John Terry wants Guus Hiddink to be Chelsea's
permanent manager.
John Terry
has strongly denied he and his
team-mates want Jose
Mourinho back as head coach.
And, despite Guus
Hiddink again reiterating last
week that he will leave as interim manager in the summer to
concentrate solely on Russia, the Chelsea captain also claimed talks will be "ongoing" for
the Dutchman to stay.
Mourinho led Chelsea to
consecutive Premier
League titles, the FA Cup and two League Cups, but Terry is
insistent that Hiddink, who oversaw Wednesday's 3-1 victory over
Liverpool in the Champions League, is now the man to lead the
club.
"He has a good relationship with Roman Abramovich," said Terry.
"Things have gone very well and I'm sure there will be talks
ongoing. If we keep progressing there's only going to be one
option. He's done brilliantly. He's on at us every day in training,
and he doesn't let anyone get away with anything."
Asked about stories that the players wanted Mourinho back Terry
was emphatic. "Listen, Jose was a great manager and had some great
times here. But it's someone else's turn now to kick on. Mourinho
is a world class manager, a lot of the players are still in contact
with him... But we need stability at the club now. The manager's
done brilliantly and got us playing freely. But it's down to the
board to make those decisions."