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Chelsea target Hiddink says club role is 'preferable'

Guus Hiddink has revealed that managing at club level again is something that is appealing to him. The Dutch tactician and current Turkey coach is being targeted by Chelsea to step into the role vacated by the sacked Carlo Ancelotti and his most recent comments indicate that he could be back in the manager's seat at Stamford Bridge this summer.

"I feel energetic, so a club role is more preferable. And that's what I like, working every day. I feel I need to do more," Hiddink, who coached Chelsea and Russia at the same time in 2009, told Turkish daily Haberturk.

"I've trained Australia and PSV (Eindhoven) at the same time, as well as Russia and Chelsea, and I was very happy. We'll see what happens with Turkey."

But in saying that, Hiddink has made it clear that no official offers from any clubs have so far come his way.

"There is no official offer yet, but I can't guarantee anything. I haven't told the chairman (Turkish Football Federation chairman Mahmut Ozgener) what I thought yet. But he's an intelligent man. I am sure he follows the world media," he added.

"I never told anybody I was going to continue working here. The team is focused on me, I would affect the team negatively if I answered the speculation."

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