Step out of the UK and into the European football leagues this week and there’s been a lot of activity in the next manager odds markets. So let’s dive right in to see what’s been going on this past week.
Just the other day, Lazio announced that Maurizio Sarri, the ex-manager of Chelsea football club, has stepped down from his post half-way through the season. While the current next Chelsea manager odds haven’t yet popped his name into the mix, still favouring Hansi Flick at 5/1, at the time of writing, perhaps we might see his name added to the mix since his previous Chelsea tenure held a respectable win rate of just under 62% across his 63 games in charge.
In addition to Lazio, Celta Vigo manager Rafa Benitez, a former Liverpool and then Chelsea manager, has been sacked under 9 months into his role. After 33 games and with just 9 wins to his tally, the club saw their recent 4-0 loss to Real Madrid as the final nail in the proverbial coffin. While Liverpool themselves are also on the hunt for a replacement manager for Klopp, who has stated he is standing down at the end of the season, the next Liverpool manager odds look pretty shored up, with Xabi Alonso a clear favourite at 1/1 at the time of writing, so it seems unlikely that Benitez will make the list to have a second run with the Reds.
Finally and perhaps the most bizarrely, Serie A’s own Lecce, released their manager Roberto D’Aversa after a 1-0 loss on Sunday to Verona, when he appeared to headbutt opposition striker Thomas Henry. While perhaps this is the least surprising of all the departures to be announced, his 20% win rate across the 30 games played, seems unlikely to thrust him into the mix of the next manager betting odds for major European or UK teams in the near future.
Stay tuned for more of the latest European and UK manager updates, as we head into week 29 of the Premier League season this weekend, which will undoubtedly see more activity in the markets as Arsenal face Chelsea, Everton play Liverpool and Brighton take on Manchester City. Read on for more of our latest manager markets or have a look at all our latest Premier League betting odds ahead of this weekend’s games.
Odds subject to change.
