DI MATTEO LOST IT WHEN CHELSEA LOST TO SHAKHTAR IN DONETSK

Indications have emerged that Pep Guardiola was offered Roberto Di Matteo's job at Chelsea after they were humbled 2-1 at Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League in October.

Sportsmail revealed that the former Barcelona coach - who has always been Abramovich's No 1 target to replace Di Matteo at Stamford Bridge - was approached in the aftermath of the defeat in Donetsk on October 23.

According to the sportmail, Chelsea were so confident that the deal would be concluded for Guardiola, who has been in New York on sabbatical, that they started making plans for Di Matteo's exit.

If this news is true, couldn't this have affected Di Matteo's morale if he had any inclination about it?

It been said that, Guardiola wanted to wait until the new year before returning to management but Chelsea wanted him sooner and that has proved to be the stumbling block.

Chelsea were so far advanced in the talk with Guardiola after Chelsea's defeat against Shakhtar that Abramovich became increasingly excited and confident that he had finally landed the Catalan coach.

Abramovich has become obsessed with Guardiola's work and wants him at Chelsea to emulate his achievements at the Nou Camp.

Guardiola, get ready to become the most expensive coach of all time, with the biggest burden and expectations of all time too.

You must win everything or else. Well you already know drill.