Turkish Football Federation resigned to losing Guus Hiddink to Chelsea
The Turkish Football Federation have accepted that their national team manager Guus Hiddink is likely to leave his post to return to Chelsea.
London calling: Guus Hiddink is understood to be on the cusp of quitting his role as Turkey coach Photo: REUTERS
By Telegraph staff
10:55AM BST 06 Jun 2011
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BBC Sport reports that a source at the federation said: "[Hiddink] can't say no to Chelsea, we believe he wants to leave".
Hiddink is prepared to return to Chelsea, who he guided to the FA Cup as caretaker manager in 2009, but is also unhappy that the man that brought him to Turkey looks set to leave his post.
Turkish Football Federation (TFF) president Mahmut Ozgener, is likely to be replaced when the organisation holds elections on 28 June.
"If Ozgener was staying, Guus would probably stay too," said the BBC's source. "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."
But TFF spokesman Turker Tozar moved to downplay the speculation and drew attention to the length of Hiddink's contract.
"Mr Hiddink is still our manager and he has a contract until 2012," Tozar said.
"There is nothing official happening because both parties are away.
"Mr Hiddink is on holiday now and the president is on holiday for a week as well. Nothing can happen at the moment."
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