Hiddink admitted that the spending power of China was a “concern” as the nation looks to rival the success of the Premier League.
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The defending champions lost nine of their first 16 league games, prompting the club to replace Jose Mourinho with Hiddink, and they have gone eight games unbeaten under the Dutchman.
Fans have reacted emotionally to the possibility of Terry playing for any other club after he revealed details of a meeting with club executives last month, and Smalling’s words show how highly the 35-year-old is regarded by those he’s played with and against.
Hiddink declined the chance to respond to Cerezo’s comments but believes Chelsea can curb any player disillusionment by acting decisively to recruit a new manager and quality signings this summer.
“Loyalty is secured by contracts. We do not go into that”. “Then you have to re-group and re-think your strategy”. “It depends on whether you are on the first part or the later part of your career”.
However, they remain 13th in the Premier League ahead of the Super Sunday clash with Manchester United and Courtois says they must now focus on the Champions League and the FA Cup.
Hiddink, who is now enjoying his second spell in charge at Chelsea, also pointed out that English clubs will have even more financial clout in the coming years, because of the lucrative new broadcast deal, which is worth £5 billion ($7.25 billion) domestically.
“In the biggest cities to the smallest villages, wherever in the world there is a satellite showing Premier League”.
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After all, Guus Hiddink has already attempted to soften the club’s stance on the former England captain’s future, seeing as a permanent manager is yet to be hired and the decision is not yet final.
