Chelsea eyeing Diego Simeone and even Pep Guardiola as sacked Jose Mourinho's long-term replacement

The Blues are prepared to make Guardiola a massive offer in the hope of persuading the Spaniard to switch to Stamford Bridge.

Guus Hiddink will be given the task of steering Chelsea through the rest of the season, but Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone is favourite to be the long-term replacement for the sacked Jose Mourinho .

And the ailing champions have not yet given up on beating Manchester City to Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola.

The Blues are prepared to make Guardiola a massive offer in the hope of persuading the Spaniard to switch to Stamford Bridge.

However, Hiddink will be asked to do the job short-term — just as he was in 2009, following the Blues' firing of Luiz Felipe Scolari.