Guus Hiddink is in talks with Chelsea to take over as manager until the end of the season while continuing as Russia coach.

Hiddink said he was approached by the Premier League club to coach the team after Luiz Felipe Scolari was sacked on Monday.

"I have to admit it's a complicated situation involving the Russian national team and Chelsea," the Dutchman told Reuters. "I must say that this is an exceptional situation. If it was any other club aside from Chelsea my answer would be a straight 'No'.

"But Chelsea is different because I have good relations with the (club) owner. So I would like to help them in this situation if I could.

"But this would only be for the next two or three months until the end of the season," he added. "Of course when Russia would play (World Cup qualifiers) I would go there to coach them during that (international window) as there won't be any (league) games during that time.

"(But) I will not leave my job with the Russian national team. It's out of the question."

(China Daily Feburary 11, 2009)