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Although Guus Hiddink has made it clear that come the end of the season he will quit Chelsea and return to Ru siato concentrate on hisRu sian international team, Roman Abramovich has saidthat he is willing to inject somenew players into the Chelsea squad this summer, listening to the advice of Hiddink on what players Chelsea need:Roman PavlyuchenkoHiddink has Travis Shaw Jersey said to Abramovich that he knows how to optimise the potential of Spurs Ru sian forward, Roman Pavlyuvhenko. Pavlychenko was one of the stars of the unexpectedly succe sful Ru sian team which reached the semi-finals of Euro 2008 under the guidance of Chelsea bo s Hiddink. His form at the championships led to a 14 million transfer from Spartak Moscow to Tottenham, however he has failed to to justify his large transfer fee so far at Spurs. It is clear that the striker is not part of Harry Redknapps plans for the future of Tottenham, and Hiddink believes Chelsea could snap up a quality player for a very reasonable fee.Yuri ZhirkovIt is believed that the versatile Ru sian is another target for Chelsea after a strong recommendation from Guus Hiddink. Another star of the Ru sian Euro 2008 side, Zhirkov is askillful left-footer who normally plays in midfield, but can play as a forward, orin defense. He is nicknamed The Ru sian Ronaldinho due to his trickery and audacity but as well as being an incredibly creative player, Zhirkov has great pace which he uses to slice defences to shreds. If Zhirkov were to join Chelsea, he would hopefully bring what Florent Malouda has failed to bring to the left wing since his signing from Lyon in July 2007.Rafael Van der VaartDutch superstar Rafael Van der Vaart has expre sed interest in joining Chelsea this summer if Hiddink stays. The Real Madridmidfielder is clearly unhappy with his current situation at the club and is not on best terms with his manager, Juande Ramos, and has said the following: If my World Cup selection is threatened I must think about a transfer after both his form and his number of games for Real Madrid have dropped recently.Hewouldbe an excellent acquisition for Chelsea andalthough only 26 years of age would add significant experience to the team, having earned 65 caps for the Netherlands.