Roman Abramovich would face a major battle to convince Carlo Ancelotti to return to Chelsea, with the Italian expected to reject any part-time SOS call.
Telegraph Sport revealed on Monday that independent intermediaries are attempting to line up Pep Guardiola for Chelsea if owner Abramovich eventually decides he must sack manager Jose Mourinho.
But, with his Bayern Munich contract not due to expire until next summer, Guardiola is not available mid-season, leaving Abramovich with a huge question over who he would appoint as a caretaker if Mourinho cannot halt the club’s dramatic slump.
Abramovich is still hoping Mourinho can turn around Chelsea’s form after handing him a new contract in the summer, but results and disciplinary issues have put a big question mark over the position of the Portuguese.
Ancelotti and Guus Hiddink are two of the most experienced managers currently out of work and both men have managed Chelsea with success in the past.
Hiddink fulfilled the caretaker role in 2009, winning the FA Cup, and Dutch sources believe he would jump at the chance to take on another interim position if Abramovich turned to him again.
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