Monday, January 25, 2010

Liverpool, Chelsea And Manchester City On Alert As Guus Hiddink Is Clear To Return


Guus Hiddink will quit as Russia manager next week, with Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City all likely to be prepared to offer him a job.

Hiddink is under contract until July but after Russia's failure to reach the World Cup, they are ready to release him early.

out, with new Russian Football Association president Sergei Fursenko claiming the Dutchman's £6million salary is too high.

Van den Nieuwenhuizen said: 'Fursenko wants a national manager who is cheaper.

'Guus knew nothing about this. So we are flying out there to hear the same words from the president himself.'

The agent had previously claimed he had been contacted by Manchester City about replacing Mark Hughes before Roberto Mancini was offered the job.

He also said Liverpool had been in touch.

But Hiddink's most likely return would be as technical director at Chelsea, where he enjoyed a successful spell as caretaker.

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