Benitez favourite for Chelsea job

Rafael Benitez is the favourite to take over from Roberto Di Matteo as Chelsea manager. The former Liverpool manager is flying to London from Abu Dhabi, where he was speaking at a sports conference, and is scheduled to land on Thursday. It is understood he will then hold further talks with Chelsea about taking over as manager, initially as a stop-gap appointment. Di Matteo was sacked following the 3-0 Champions League defeat by Juventus. Chelsea made contact with Benitez to gauge his interest itaking charge on a short-term basis.