Last week, the Dutchman fuelled speculation that he would become Carlo Ancelotti's successor by refusing to commit his future to the Turkey national side, as well as revealing his desire to return to club management.
And his apparent resolve to become Chelsea's next manager seemed to strengthen after hinting he is even open to combining managing the Blues with his current job as Turkey boss
Hiddink - who has kept in regular contact with Abramovich since his departure as caretaker manager in 2009 - told a Turkish newspaper: 'There is no official offer yet, but I can't guarantee anything.
'I haven't told the chairman (Mahmut Ozgener) what my thoughts are yet. But he is an intelligent man - I'm sure he follows the world's media.'
Hiddink's current deal with Turkey expires after Euro 2012 - but he added: 'I never told anybody I was going to continue working here.
'The team is focused on me, I would affect the team negatively if I answered the speculation.
'I feel so energetic, so a club role is more preferable. That's what I like, working everyday. I feel I need to do more.
'I've trained Australia and PSV at the same time, as well as Russia and Chelsea and I was very happy. We'll see what happens with Turkey.'
Hiddink is currently preparing for Turkey's crunch Euro 2012 qualifier against Belgium on Friday. Defeat would leave Turkey with an uphill struggle to qualify for next summer's tournament and would leave serious question marks over Hiddink's future.
That could clear the path for Abramovich to put together a suitable compensation package for the Turkish FA in his efforts to land Hiddink.
The Dutchman also insisted that Chelsea's billionaire owner is yet to make a formal approach for his services.
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