FORMER Socceroos manager Guus Hiddink has refused to rule out a return to management as speculation over Jose Mourinho’s future continues to mount.
Hiddink, 68, is not coaching at the moment after being sacked by Netherlands following a dismal Euro 2016 qualifying campaign.
But the veteran manager, who has had success at PSV Eindhoven, Real Madrid and South Korea amongst a string of high profile postings in his career, is the highest profile available manager, alongside Carlo Ancelotti.
Chelsea manager Dutch Guus Hiddink (R) and his assistant Ray Wilkins in 2009.Source: Supplied
Both men have already managed Chelsea, with Hiddink winning the FA Cup and making the Champions League semi-finals after replacing Luiz Felipe Scolari on a temporary basis in 2009.
When asked by Dutch outlet Voetbal International if Chelsea could tempt him, Hiddink said: “Top class football is always attractive. I’ve had some offers come my way recently, but there were no jobs I wanted to get in to right away.
“We’ll see, we just have to wait now.”
On the speculation, he said to leave it for “for what it is.”
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