Russian Football Union president Vitaly Mutko is confident Guus Hiddink won't take the Chelsea job fulltime.
The Dutchman has repeatedly claimed he will return to his position as Russia coach full-time at the end of the season, although Chelsea will test his resolve in the summer by offering him a lucrative long-term contract.
And the Daily Mail says sources close to Stamford Bridge indicate that billionaire owner Roman Abramovich will pull out all the stops to keep Hiddink in west London.
But Mutko is determined to keep the highly-respected coach and suggested it would be better for Hiddink to continue leading a national side.
"At the moment, we have an agreement with Guus Hiddink that will he combine the two posts only till the summer," Mutko told Sport Express.
"Of course, everything can change, but we should take into account that, for Hiddink, it is better to work with a national side.
"He is not only a coach but also an organiser, a politician - not a club man.
"I don't think he would agree to join any club other than Chelsea, and that is not because of his special relationship with Roman Abramovich but because Chelsea is the kind of global side that any coach would like to manage."