Guus Hiddink welcomed Antonio Conte to Chelsea on Friday, using his pre-match press conference to describe the new Blues coach as the ideal candidate to take the club forward.
It was confirmed on Monday that Conte will take over from Hiddink as Jose Mourinho's permanent replacement at the end of this season.
"It’s the choice of the club, and when you look at his record, he had a good spell at Juventus, where he won the title in Italy," said Chelsea's interim boss.
"That’s always good because this club is always keen to play for titles.