Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola has dismissed speculation linking him with the hottest job in the Premier League.
His La Liga rival Jose Mourinho is a favourite to land the Chelsea seat left vacant by the departure of his young Portuguese compatriot Andre Villas-Boas after just 257 days.
Former Chelsea midfielder Roberto di Matteo has taken charge of the squad during the interim period while rumours circulate as to who would be the choice of the Blues Russian owner Roman Abramovich.
Guardiola is the front runner for the Stamford Bridge job alongside former Blues boss Jose Mourinho and ex-Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez.
However, the 41-year-old has laughed off suggestions that he would replace Villas-Boas although he has yet to extend his rolling contract at Nou Camp despite enjoying incredible success with Barcelona.
"I speak every day with Chelsea," he said cynically when asked if there had been any contact with Chelsea.
"Villas-Boas seems like a great coach. The time (managers get) depends on the results, not on our abilities. I'm not capable of judging the reasons for his dismissal," he added.
While Guardiola shrugged off speculation and Germany coach Joachim Low refused to comment on reports linking him with the vacancy, Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp and his Swansea counterpart Brendan Rodgers confirmed they were not interest in the job.
However, one man that does want the job like Benitez is former Blues manager Glenn Hoddle.
The 54-year-old spent three years at the Stamford Bridge helm during the mid-1990s, before leaving to take the England national team post.
While he concedes it is likely to be given to another foreign boss, if the west Londoners do plump for a British boss Hoddle would love to be considered for the post.
"I think they will probably keep with the policy of staying foreign, I really do," he said.
"I was the last English manager to be there and that was a long, long time ago - over 15 years ago. That is staggering and I think they will probably go foreign, but it is strange because I loved working for the club.
"It was different then to what it is now and I only left because England came calling.
"If they were prepared to look for an English manager, I would love to go back there. I really must say that.
"I did a good job when I was there and a lot of Chelsea fans actually say when I meet them 'thanks for what you did because we started something there'.
"Chelsea hadn't done much for 27 years and they could start to see the progression that was coming very quickly. It has obviously been taken on since Ken Bates was chairman and (former vice-chairman) Matthew Harding died.
"It has been taken on with new owners and the rest is history, but I think they will go foreign."