The struggling Villans' new boss worked with the striker while he was No 2 at Lyon and is desperate for a cutting edge up front to help relegation fight.
Chelsea coach Guus Hiddink has slammed Aston Villa counterpart Remi Garde for publicly inviting Loic Remy to join the Premier League's bottom club.Garde is desperate for more firepower as the side has scored only 15 goals in 19 games this season. He worked with Remy when he was assistant manager at Lyon and reckons playing regular football will boost the striker's chances of playing for their homeland France at Euro 2016 this summer.
But the Blues' caretaker boss Hiddink accused his counterpart of showing a lack of respect by talking about his player – and insisted Chelsea will do their transfer business in private.
Aston Villa Manager Remi Garde Keen to snap Loic Remy from Chelsea FC |
“I don’t think we or the management will go into a similar situation,” said the Dutchman. “You have to respect where the players are.
"If you are interested, talk first to the people with whom they are contracted. You cannot go into details.”
The Dutchman, who said there had been no contact with Monaco about taking back the injured Radamel Falcao, added: “We have an open period from first to the last day of the January window.
"It’s not good to talk in advance in this case.
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