adminLONDON. — Guus Hiddink has revealed he turned down the chance to manage English Premier League soccer champions Leicester last summer. Chelsea’s interim boss says he was approached to take over at the King Power Stadium when they were searching for a replacement for Nigel Pearson. But the Dutchman spurned the opportunity because he wasn’t keen on working at the time — only for Claudio Ranieri to take over and lead the club to title glory nine months later.
Speaking to Dutch paper Telegraf, Hiddink said: “It is true that Leicester asked me for this season. “But I decided this was a time for rest, and I wanted to do just nothing.” Hiddink had decided to wind down his career in coaching, only to return to the dub-out last December to help former club Chelsea out of a crisis after they sacked Jose Mourinho. — The Sun.
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