Di Matteo too busy to discuss Blues job

Roberto Di Matteo yesterday insisted he had spoken to no one at Chelsea about becoming manager full-time and refused to set a deadline for declaring whether he wanted the job.

Not even the Blues’ astonishing Champions League win over Barcelona on Wednesday night could break caretaker manager Di Matteo’s resolve not to throw his hat into the ring to succeed Andre Villas-Boas.

The spectacular success of Di Matteo’s masterplan against the world and European champions has further increased the clamour for him to be handed the reins permanently.