ALLEGRI DENIES BLUES RUMOUR

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has again distanced himself from the Chelsea manager's job amid claims he will replace interim boss Guus Hiddink at the end of the season. Allegri, who steered the Turin giants to the Champions League final last year, has a contract until June 2017 but is reported to be the Blues' number one choice to replace former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho. But ahead of Juve's top-of-the-table clash against Napoli on Saturday, he said: "There's no truth in it. I can't deny or confirm something that doesn't exist. Once and for all, let's end this discussion." Reports in England on Wednesday claimed Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich had ruled Diego Simeone out of contention for the job because he does not like the Atletico Madrid coach's playing style.