Source: Daily_Mail
EXCLUSIVE: Advocaat a pawn in Roman's bid to keep Hiddink at Chelsea
Chelsea[LNB]are closer to naming Guus Hiddink as their permanent manager after it emerged Dick Advocaat is being lined up to succeed him as coach of Russia. [LNB]Hiddink has made a dramatic impact since arriving at Stamford Bridge as interim boss but has always maintained he will leave in the summer to concentrate on his full-time, international job.[LNB] Going Dutch: Abramovich[LNB] However, Chelsea's Russian owner Roman Abramovich, who is heavily involved in the funding of his national team, has now identified Advocaat as the leading replacement for his fellow Dutchman, which would allow Hiddink to remain in west London.[LNB]Angry Russia supporters staged a demonstration in Moscow following his secondment last week and Abramovich is considering an approach for Advocaat as a possible solution.[LNB]Advocaat has been a huge success at Zenit St Petersburg, winning the Russian league in 2007, the UEFA Cup the following year and then beating Manchester United in the UEFA Super Cup in Monaco last August.[LNB]Despite repeated denials from Chelsea, there is also the possibility that Hiddink will extend his job share arrangement until next year's World Cup finals.[LNB]Hiddink's pragmatic approach is precisely what Chelsea need following Luiz Felipe Scolari's haphazard regime and he has impressed the Chelsea hierarchy by recommending signings. [LNB] Double Dutch: Advocaat (centre) will replace Hiddink (left) as Russia coach[LNB] Kalou bombshell: Chelsea star admits it's his dream to play for Blues' rivals Arsenal[LNB]Is Hiddink planning to stay beyond the summer as he tells Chelsea: Raid Russia for Zhirkov and Dzagoev[LNB]VIDEO SPECIAL: Yuri Zhirkov - See for yourself what Chelsea might be getting[LNB]Chelsea 1 Juventus 0: Drogba delivers shattering blow to Claudio's old men[LNB]CHELSEA FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB[LNB][LNB]Chelsea's owner is preparing to back Hiddink in the transfer market if he stays and the club have have revived their interest in Bayern Munich midfielder Franck Ribery and CSKA Moscow winger Yuri Zhirkov.[LNB]Last summer Chelsea tried to sign Ribery, who scored twice for Bayern in their 5-0 victory against Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday.[LNB] Chelsea target: Ribery (centre) in action during the rout against Sporting Lisbon[LNB]Zhirkov, a left winger, is an established member of Hiddink's Russia squad and would cost Chelsea around £15m. [LNB] Livewire: Zhirkov (right) takes on Aston Villa's Luke Young during CSKA's 1-0 win in the UEFA Cup over Martin O'Neill's side [LNB]The arrival of either could pave the way for Salomon Kalou to go. [LNB]Chelsea have discouraged interest from Arsenal but Kalou said: 'Every player in the world dreams of playing for Arsene Wenger.' [LNB]Hiddink insists that he will continue to work on the fitness of the players after noting that they ran out of steam in the 1-0 win over Juventus.[LNB]Didier Drogba said: 'It happens around 70 minutes and we get heavy-legged. We feel it, all of us. We have to put a bit more effort in and try to help each other. [LNB] Heavy-legged: Drogba[LNB]'You can see it was difficult for us to carry ourselves from our half into our opponents in the second half. We know we have to improve.'[LNB]Juventus midfielder Mauro Camoranesi is likely to miss the return leg with a broken rib.[LNB] Kalou bombshell: Chelsea star admits it's his dream to play for Blues' rivals Arsenal[LNB]Is Hiddink planning to stay beyond the summer as he tells Chelsea: Raid Russia for Zhirkov and Dzagoev[LNB]VIDEO SPECIAL: Yuri Zhirkov - See for yourself what Chelsea might be getting[LNB]Chelsea 1 Juventus 0: Drogba delivers shattering blow to Claudio's old men[LNB]CHELSEA FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB[LNB][LNB] [LNB]
