GUUS Hiddink has been appointed the new manager of Anzhi Makhachkala.Hiddink has been out of work since leaving Turkey, having lost to Croatia in a Euro 2012 qualification play-off last year. He had been linked with the vacancy at Chelsea, with the London Evening Standard reporting on Thursday that a number of Blues players were eager to see him return to Stamford Bridge.England and PSV Eindhoven were also touted as possible destinations.However, he has now agreed to join big-spending Russian club Anzhi, succeeding Yuri Krasnozhan, who resigned his position earlier this month before having taken charge of a single competitive game.Fabio Capello had been strongly linked with the post after departing England but Hiddink, 65, has signed an 18-month contract and appointed Ton du Chatinier and Zeljko Petrovic as his assistants.