Next Chelsea manager – latest odds: Potter cut to ODDS-ON as talks over role set to start, Pochettino and Zidane in mix
GRAHAM POTTER’S odds of being the new Chelsea manager have been SLASHED after being given permission to speak to the club.
The Blues are on the look out for a new boss after Thomas Tuchel was sacked this morning following their hugely disappointing defeat to Dinamo Zagreb last night.
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Mauricio Pochettino was installed as the early short price favourite to succeed the German.
Bookmakers Betfair made the ex-Tottenham boss 11/8 to take over at Stamford Bridge – just ahead of Brighton boss Potter.
Chelsea have since been given permission to discuss the role with Potter and his odds have been cut as a result.
He is now ODDS-ON at 4/6 to fill the West London vacancy.
Tuchel watched on frustratingly as his Blues side stuttered to defeat in their opening Champions League game.
That result left him with just two wins from the club’s last six games.
They currently sit sixth in the Premier League but only five points off Arsenal at the summit.
However, the new owners – who have only just reached 100 days in control of the club – have moved to axe the manager that brought in the Champions League and Super Cup during his tenure.
In their statement they promised a swift process to appoint their new boss.
Might that include Pochettino? The Argentinian has been out of work since leaving PSG in the summer.
He has been linked with top roles across Europe since and would likely jump at the chance to join a Champions League side.
His odds have since drifted to 9/4 from 11/8 to take the role.
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Seagulls boss Potter has worked his magic to get the seasiders in a lofty fourth spot in the Premier League.
His only blemish coming in a defeat to Fulham but he already has beaten Manchester United, West Ham and Leeds, before guiding to his side to thumping 5-2 win over Leicester.
More than just the results, his style of football has caught the eye of many across English football.
Zinedine Zidane is another to have his odds cut and he is now 11/2 for the job with Betfair.
Zizou is another out-of-work boss who could be eyeing a root back in.
He is another that is reportedly set to be spoken to about the vacancy as the new hierarchy look for their first appointment.
Next Chelsea manager
Betfair odds
- Graham Potter: 4/6
- Mauricio Pochettino: 9/4
- Zinedine Zidane: 11/2
- Brendan Rodgers: 17/2
- Roberto Mancini: 20/1
- Roberto Martinez 25/1
- Antonio Conte: 25/1
- Massimiliano Allegri 33/1
- Diego Simeone 33/1
- Marcelo Bielsa: 33/1
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Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers is 17/2 to leave the Foxes for Chelsea.
That despite a desperately poor start to the season for Leicester, where they are rooted to the bottom of the table.
Amongst those at bigger prices sees Roberto Mancini at 20/1 and Spurs Antonio Conte at 25/1.
Betfair spokesperson Sam Rosbottom said: “Odds on Graham Potter to be the next Chelsea manager have been slashed to 4/6 from 11/4 in the past few hours, making the Brighton boss the new favourite to succeed Thomas Tuchel.
“Mauricio Pochettino, who had been the early frontrunner, has seen his odds drift to 9/4 from 11/8.
“Meanwhile, former Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane is 11/2 to be the first managerial appointment of the Todd Boehly era.”
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