Chelsea interim manager Roberto Di Matteo has hinted he will
quit the club unless he is offered a permanent contract by club owner Roman
Abramovich according to a Sun report. The Italian seems to have grown sick of
his uncertain future at Stamford Bridge.
The 41 year old, who won the Champions League for Chelsea
after 11 weeks in charge is discouraged by the speculations that he will be
offered only a 12-month deal with his position to be
reviewed next summer. But Di Matteo believes he has done enough to earn the
position on a permanent basis and is not prepared to go on trial for another
year.
The former Chelsea player is aware that his reputation has
been enhanced in recent months after Champions League and FA Cup glory and he believes
he will not be short of offers should he leave.
However, Chelsea chief executive Ron Gourlay insists that Di
Matteo has a very good chance of getting the job on a permanent basis after his
outstanding achievements this season.
Ron Gourlay said "The fact that he has the Champions
League on his CV helps him enormously. I know there has been speculation in the
press and media about conversations with 'XYZ,'
"That has not been the case. We will sit down as a
board of directors with our owner as quickly as we can and take our decision
from there. We are going through that process now and then we'll sit down...
it's only been a couple of days [since the season ended]," said Gourlay.
"The players report back on July 4. In an ideal world
we’d want the coach by then. We know Robbie could go somewhere else” he
continued
“But he’s known how we were going to handle this. He’s aware
as soon as we’re ready to talk, in the next few days or the next few weeks,
Robbie will be the first to have the conversation.
But Gourlay added: “The owner and board will decide the best
way forward.”
Senior Chelsea stars have already given Di Matteo their
backing after his 11 weeks as interim manager.
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