Hiddink: Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has rekindled his love affair with the club

02 March 2009 17:46
Roman Abramovich has rediscovered his love for Chelsea and now often attends training sessions, according to Guus Hiddink. 'We have known each other long enough, but now due to my work in Chelsea we have naturally developed even closer ties,' said the Dutchman. 'Roman lives with the interests of the club and spends a lot of time here, often coming to training sessions.' Guus Hiddink says Roman Abramovich has rediscovered his love for Chelsea There had been speculations that the financial crisis and new interests meant that Abramovich was not so interested in Chelsea. But Hiddink insisted to Russian journalists who were shown around the Chelsea training facilities at Cobham that he will leave Stamford Bridge at the end of the season. He also made clear that he is already advising Abramovich on his successor at Chelsea. 'I often talk to Roman Abramovich. Among other things he is interested in my opinion about the future of Chelsea,' he said. Hiddink has enjoyed a fine start as manager of Chelsea 'But I think I should not discuss this subject in public now. First of all, we need to achieve the aims of the team for this season. Hiddink stressed: 'I don't want to leave the Russian team in someone else's hands now. That's why I have a firm agreement with Chelsea that I only work with them until the end of May. 'In autumn, Russia is going to play too many important matches. It's impossible to combine the two jobs under such circumstances. 'To leave my work undone is against my principles. The Russian team is going to be my priority.'

Source: Daily_Mail