Rafa Benitez favourite to be next Leicester manager

The odds of Rafa Benitez succeeding Claude Puel at Leicester have been dramatically slashed, after a surge of bets yesterday.

The Spaniard was a huge 100/1 to be the next Leicester manager with Paddy Power yesterday (Sunday) – this morning (Monday), he’s the 7/2 favourite, after a massive flow of bets.

Puel, despite back-to-back wins over Chelsea and Manchester City, is favourite to be the next top flight manager sacked (6/4) after his side’s late defeat to Cardiff at the weekend.

Spokesman Paddy Power said: “Whisper it, but poor old Claude Puel is back on the chopping block – a place where he has spent most of his time in England.

“And it sounds like the Foxes could be lining up his replacement, as we witnessed a huge move on Rafa Benitez being the next Leicester manager.”

7/2         Rafa Benitez
7/1         Brendan Rodgers
7/1         Roberto Martinez
7/1         Sam Allardyce
12/1       Martin O’Neill
14/1       Thierry Henry

6/4         Claude Puel
10/3       David Wagner
6/1         Sean Dyche
7/1         Rafa Benitez
10/1       Neil Warnock

* All odds correct at time of posting.