LONDON -- Eden Hazard is fit to feature for Chelsea against Bournemouth on Saturday but captain John Terry remains sidelined with an Achilles injury, interim manager Guus Hiddink has confirmed.
Hazard, 25, has not played competitive football in over a month due to a lingering hip problem aggravated in Chelsea's Champions League round-of-16 second-leg defeat to Paris Saint-Germain, but has participated fully in training this week with no physical setbacks.
Hiddink says the Belgium international will not be able to play 90 minutes against Bournemouth, but is confident that he is ready to step up his recovery.
"He will travel [to Bournemouth]," Hiddink said. "It's not for a whole game but he's available to play. This week he was training without any physical complaints, which is a good sign, and that makes him very alive in training."
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Terry, however, is not yet ready to return from an Achilles problem sustained at Cobham in March and aggravated prior to Chelsea's 1-0 defeat away to Swansea City -- though Hiddink revealed the 35-year-old will still join the rest of the squad on their trip to the South Coast.
"Terry is still not available to play but he will travel with the team," Hiddink added. "He's not yet able to step in but I like people to be involved in the team. Sometimes we take more than 18 people for the list, sometimes we take youth players to get experience.
"John is very committed and he's very annoyed about this injury. I like to have him and he wants to be with the team. He has his treatment here and he has also done his training sessions individually. I hope he will step up next week and we'll see how it will go in the last couple of games."
Hiddink hopes that Terry will be ready to participate in full training at Cobham by Thursday at the latest, in order to give the Chelsea captain a chance to make his return to the starting XI when title-chasing Tottenham visit Stamford Bridge on May 2.
The defender is set to leave Stamford Bridge when his contract expires this summer unless an agreement is reached over an extension, and has been heavily linked with a career in management when he hangs up his boots.
Asked if the trip to Bournemouth was a good opportunity for Terry to observe Hiddink's managerial methods on a matchday, the Dutchman replied: "Of course, but [Terry's coaching career] is a long way off.
"It's always good when you get players who are highly interested in football, and not just playing in a position, doing their job and going home. It's good for them to have the view from the management side. But first of all I consider him still as a player."
Chelsea's clash with Bournemouth will see Hiddink come up against Eddie Howe, widely regarded as one of England's brightest young coaches.
The Dutchman says he is full of respect for the 38-year-old and what the Cherries have achieved during their rise up the Football League and consolidation in the Premier League this season.
"It's not easy to come from the Championship, but then to keep them in the Premier League is even more difficult," Hiddink said. "This season there's not much to say about Bournemouth and that's a good sign, because they were most of the time out of the danger zone.
"[Eddie Howe] is an example for what an English manager can do. I've spoken before about giving chances to English managers and he's a beautiful example.
"It's a fairytale story for them. Still being there strong [in the Premier League] shows good management and good transfer policy. The second and third years are always more difficult but so far they are doing well."