Guus Hiddink has been offered the sporting director role at Chelsea by Roman Abramovich, Goal.com can reveal.

The club's current sporting director Frank Arnesen is leaving to join Hamburg at the end of the season and Chelsea owner Abramovich has been trying to convince Hiddink to become his successor for the past two months.

Hiddink, 64, was a huge hit at Stamford Bridge during his temporary three-month stint at the club in 2009 – and Abramovich wants him involved as Chelsea look to respond to a disappointing campaign this season.

The Russian tycoon is also reported to be ready to turn to Hiddink to take the managerial role from Carlo Ancelotti in the summer. Ancelotti is expected to leave the club following a trophyless season which has left Abramovich feeling he needs another manager to take the team forward.

Hiddink, currently in charge of Turkey, has made it known that he feels he is too old to manage a leading club and feels that international management suits him at this stage in his career.

The highly decorated coach is also renowned for his loyalty to his employers. He is under contract with Turkey until 2012 with the option of another two years, but it is understood that there is a break clause which allows him to leave in October should they not qualify for Euro 2012.

While Abramovich faces a tough task in convincing Hiddink to return to club management, he may have more luck in persuading his good friend to take a boardroom role. The former South Korea, Netherlands and Australia boss wants his next job to be another international post or a senior executive role at one of Europe’s elite clubs.

Hiddink has not given a firm answer to Abramovich's offer, which would see him take on the responsibility of scouting young players and advising on first-team transfers as Chelsea plan a major summer overhaul of their squad.

Hiddink was hugely popular as short-term manager following the dismissal of Luiz Felipe Scolari in 2009, during which he continued in his job as Russia coach. During his brief reign, the Londoners finished third in the Premier League, won the FA Cup and were controversially defeated by eventual winners Barcelona in the Champions League at the semi-final stage.

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