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Revealed: Mourinho begged Abramovich not to replace him with Guardiola after being sacked
JOSE MOURINHO requested one thing from Roman Abramovich after being sacked yesterday, according to sensational reports in Spain.
Jose Mourinho reportedly made Roman Abramovich promise not to hire Pep Guardiola
The Portuguese was dismissed by the Blues for a second time as the title-winning side crumbled to 16th in the table.
Chelsea lost 2-1 to Leicester on Monday and Mourinho admitted a place in the top four was no longer possible.
Guus Hiddink is in line to take over until the end of the season and is in London today for talks with Roman Abramovich.