The agent of Russia coach Guus Hiddink says any move to England would first be run by Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich.

Hiddink, who took over temporarily at Stamford Bridge last season following the departure of Luiz Felipe Scolari, remains close friends with Abramovich, a factor which could complicate a move to a rival club.

Cees van Nieuwenhuizen said: "As Guus said after he left Chelsea, he enjoyed every second of being in the Premier League with Chelsea.

"He still has a very strong relationship with Mr Abramovich from Chelsea.

"If he would consider a return to the Premier League I think one of the first things he would do is give a call to his friend Abramovich and say, 'I hope you don't mind if I join club A, B, C or whatever'.

"In a way it's a funny situation but on the other hand Guus is also very close with some of the people on the technical staff at Chelsea like Ancelotti, who he knows very, very well, and also Frank Arnesen, with whom he worked for a couple of years at PSV Eindhoven.

"So Guus doesn't want to interfere with the current success story that Chelsea has picked up again under Ancelotti."