Fabio Capello pursues interest in full-time role at Chelsea Capello has been put forward as the next manager of the United Arab Emirates and his chances of taking that job have improved with another candidate, Marcelo Lippi, having accepted a club job in China. Reports in Italy yesterday claimed that Capello was odds-on to get the Chelsea job, but this is not understood to be the case at present. Abramovich is still attempting to sign up other targets and, despite being rebuffed at least twice, has not yet given up on Pep Guardiola despite the Spaniard, who is quitting as Barcelona coach, insisting that he will be taking a year off. It may be that Abramovich is considering a short-term solution to see if Guardiola will come to Stamford Bridge next year, although whoever agrees to such an arrangement would want guarantees that the situation could change if he were a success. Others have been pushing their candidacies and talks have taken place with both the France coach Laurent Blanc, who is keen to be considered, and representatives of Marseilles coach Didier Deschamps. Chelsea are expected to make their move quickly after tomorrow's Champions League Final which will be attended by Abramovich in Munich. Meanwhile, Gary Cahill remains confident that he will be fit to partner a fit-again David Luiz in the heart of the Chelsea defence. Both players have been struggling with hamstring injuries but Cahill said he hoped to cap a "mad season and fantastic season" by facing Bayern. "First to win the FA Cup and now to go into this huge game in my first six months here is really crazy," he said following his £7 million move from Bolton Wanderers in January. Playing the likes of Messi and Robben is as good as it gets. It's where players want to be and I am no different. I thought I was the right age to move on and try to make that step up. You want to play international football. You don't get any higher than that. But to play in the Champions League is where you want to be as a club. I'm fortunate to have been able to do that this season and I hope it will be the same for the next few seasons.