Guus Hiddink insists he
will not be quitting his Russia job to replace Jose Mourinho at
Chelsea in the summer.
Recent months have been plagued with speculation that Mourinho will
be moving on at the end of the season following a falling-out with
owner Roman Abramovich.
Reports have claimed that Hiddink could take over, or even come
into Stamford Bridge as a general manager above Mourinho.
Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon assured Mourinho on Friday
that he has the club's full support and will not be sacked.
And now Hiddink has reiterated that he will not be leaving the
Russian national team to accept a post with the Premiership
champions.
"I'm linked every week - no make that every day - with Chelsea,"
said the Dutchman in the daily newspaper.
"But that's ridiculous because it's not an issue.
"They are linking me because of Roman Abramovich and Russia.
"Let's be frank, every now and again I do talk with Roman, but not
about the Chelsea job.
"I am not going to be the Chelsea manager in the summer. I still
have one year to go with Russia and I hope after the summer we will
qualify for the European Championships.
"Then I hope to say I will be carrying on with Russia after
that."
