Frank Rijkaard's agent insists the
Dutchman would consider the Chelsea job and would not be scared off
by Roman Abramovich's reputation.
Rijkaard has been out of management since leaving
Barcelona last summer and is among a list of candidates who have
been linked to the Chelsea job following the sacking of Luiz Felipe
Scolari on Monday.
His agent Perry Overeem said on Tuesday if Chelsea did make an
approach then Rijkaard would certainly listen.
"(Frank) is obviously a big fan of the game and a big fan of the
Premier League so he can be interested in working in the Premier
League," he told Sky Sports News.
"He would consider every serious job offer from one of the major
teams in Europe and obviously Chelsea and the Premier League is one
of those."
Four managers have come and gone since Abramovich bought Chelsea
in the summer of 2003, but Overeem insisted that would not put
Rijkaard off the challenge at Stamford Bridge.
"Well of course (the reputation of Chelsea) doesn't make it a
lot easier and Frank would take some more time to consider the
opportunity, but I don't think Frank will be scared off by those
statistics.
"He will just think of himself as maybe the one candidate who
can stay there longer than those earlier coaches."