Guus Hiddink hints at return to Premier League and his former coaching seat at Chelsea as Turkey National Football Team fail to qualify for Euro 2012 after dissapointing 3-0 on aggregate defeat against Crotia.
London / NationalTurk – Guus Hiddink has stated he is tempted by a return to England and could be ready to accept a director of football role at Chelsea following his and Turkey’s failure to qualify for the European Championships 2012.
The Dutchman, a close friend of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, expects to end his tenure as Turkey manager with the Turkish Football Federation in the next few days following their elimination from Euro 2012 Championship by Croatia in a two-leg play-off match-up
Turkey eliminated from Euro 2012
Turkey were thrashed 3-0 in the first leg in Istanbul last week and Croatia completed the job with a goalless draw in Zagreb last night, with Turkish supporters and media calling for the manager’s head. Turkish supporters booed their National Team, especially Fenerbahce players Emre Belözoglu and Volkan Demirel. They chanted slogans Hiddink and his co-trainer Oguz Cetin to resign. Turkey was nicknamed ‘Comeback Kings’ in Euro 2008 for its epic wins after falling behind in almost every game they had. Turkey is also a King of Inconsistency, as the country fails to play in every second WC or EC.
‘I’ve not made up my mind about the future yet, Hiddink answered a question regarding his status with Turkey. ‘I’m going to take some time off and then we will see what happens, but I had a wonderful time in England.’
Hiddink : Rumors of Contract with Turkey and Move to Chelsea
Rumors are swirling in the local sports media that there is a clause in Turkey coach Guus Hiddink’s contract that says the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) is liable to pay the Dutchman $25 million euros if he is fired before his term expires.
But TFF Vice President Lutfi Arıboğan cleared the air on Monday, saying there was no such thing in the Dutch coach’s contract and that these rumors were unfounded and untrue.
‘We have a two-year contract with Guus Hiddink,’ Arıboğan said. ‘And if the federation so wishes, this contract can be extended at the end of the [two] years. But there is no clause anywhere in the contract stipulating a severance payment. Recent reports [in the sports media] are all untrue,’ he emphasized.
Almost all football experts in Turkey are unanimous in saying that Guus Hiddink would be sacked after Tuesday’s Euro 2012 playoffs second leg in Zagreb if the Dutchman does not step down himself. As it is the common scenerio for foreign managers in Turkey, when it comes to terminating a contract with them always is problematic due to clause of compensation.
Hiddink earns 4 M Euros annually from Turkey Federation, whereas his Croatian counterpart Slaven Bilic gets 300000 Euro for his job to get the job done and clinches a spot in Euro 2012 among 16 top European teams.
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