GUUS CRIES FOWL AS SOME SAY HE'S DUCKING OUT ON TURKEY !

Guus Hiddink remains poised for a remarkable restoration as Chelsea manager, refusing to commit his future to the Turkish national team and describing the notion of holding both jobs as “impossible”.

Hiddink is under contract for a further year with Turkey, who play a crucial Euro 2012 qualifying match against Belgium on Friday night, but he has become frustrated by the intermittent nature of international coaching.

It is expected that the call from Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich could come as early as Saturday, after Friday night’s match at Brussels’ King Badouin Stadium.

The Russian has already identified Hiddink as the outstanding choice to succeed Carlo Ancelotti, whom he sacked last month at the end of Chelsea’s first season without a trophy for three years.


Hiddink’s position is destabilised by the prospect of next month’s presidential elections at the Turkish federation. Incumbent Mahmut Özgener, with whom he has built a close relationship, is likely to be displaced.