Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez has given his broadest hint yet that he does not expect to stay at Stamford Bridge beyond the end of this season.

Benitez's short-term contract runs to the end of this campaign and he seems to have given up hope of landing the position on a permanent basis as his unpopular appointment has not inspired a revival in fortunes.

A series of setbacks on the field and increasingly persistent rumours of dressing room unrest in recent weeks appear ...

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