Guus Hiddink urges http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wesley-Sneijder-c36799
Recent reports reveal that current http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Turkey-c3026 national coach Guus Hiddink has urged English Premier League side Chelsea to sign Inter Milan playmaker Wesley Sneijder.
Hiddink is currently the favourite for replacing Carlo Ancelotti, the former Chelsea boss who was sacked after failing to deliver any silverware this season.
The 64-year-old has had experience with the London side previously, having managed them in the 2008-2009 season.
Hiddink took over as caretaker manager after Luiz http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Felipe-c13510 Scolari was sacked towards the end of the season, with just three months remaining.
While still in charge of the Russian national team, Hiddink did well to lead an out of form Chelsea to a FA Cup finish.
His success with the Blues in such a limited amount of time earned him the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Love-c22466 and respect of the Chelsea supporters, which is why they are determined to acquire his services once again.
Even though Hiddink is currently managing the Turkish national side, the London side are determined to land the Dutch manager.
Their persistency has paid off and they have been informed that a compensation payment of £4 million to the Turkish FA will be enough to secure the services of Hiddink.
Even though he has not yet signed with Chelsea, Hiddink has already begun to advise the Blues on possible signings in the summer transfer window.
The Dutch manager has urged the Blues to enter the race for Sneijder, which means they will have to compete with the likes of Manchester United and Manchester City.
There have been rumours circulating in the Serie A, according to which the 27-year-old http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753 international is determined to leave Inter Milan in the summer.
The attacking midfielder expects at least a £200,000-a-week wage, which makes him too expensive for the English Premier League champions Manchester United.
That leaves Manchester City and Chelsea in the race for Sneijder and it is believed that the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Real-c30728 Madrid man would prefer a move to London rather than Manchester.
Sneijder joined Inter Milan from La Liga giants Real Madrid in the summer of 2009 for a fee of €15 million.
He made an instant impact on the Italian side and it was only a short while before he was recognized for his inch perfect passes and long distance goals.
At the end of a highly successful season with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan, Sneijder went on to claim the UEFA best club midfielder award of the Champions League 2010.
Sneijder did very well under the management of Jose Mourinho, something he could not continue quite as well after the Portuguese manager parted ways with the Serie A side.
In his two seasons at the club, Sneijder made a http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Total-c40747 of 79 appearances in all competitions and found the back of the net 15 times.
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