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Guus Hiddink is a practical “lock’ to be named the next permanent Chelsea Manager, assuming the oddsmakers are correct.
Some bookmakers listed him as high as 1/10, though we were still seeing a few 1/4 odds.
Mark Hughes and Harry Redknapp were not exactly out of the equation. Both were listed with 5/1 odds.
Turkey anticipates losing Hiddink to a £4m offer from the Chelsea club.
A source tells the BBC: '(He) can't say no to Chelsea, we believe he wants to leave.
'If Ozgener was staying, Guus would probably stay too. Ozgener has gone on holiday and hasn't decided if he will stand for re-election, but even if does he's likely to lose.
'Hiddink says he has a contract but these promises don't have value. Chelsea is too good an offer to turn down and the Federation understands this.
'Hiddink feels he still has a job to do there, he wants to work every day, and win Championships and maybe the Champions League. We will understand that he has coached his last Turkey game as long as Chelsea pay the compensation.'
- Alistair Prescott, Gambling911.com
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