Graham Potter emerges as bookmakers’ FAVORITE to replace Brendan Rodgers as Leicester manager after being sacked by Chelsea
Graham Potter has emerged as the bookmakers’ favorite to become Leicester’s next manager, after Brendan Rodgers was sacked on Sunday night with the Foxes sitting 19th in the Premier League and in real danger of descend.
That’s despite Potter being sacked by Chelsea less than six hours later, having lost 2-0 at home to Aston Villa the day before, with the Blues sitting 11th in the table and so close to the zone. relegation as the first four.
Potter won just 12 of his 31 games in charge of the London club during his nightmare seven-month spell, with Bruno Saltor, who followed him from Brighton to Chelsea, to take over as caretaker manager.
The 47-year-old may not be out of a job for long though, as Paddy Power now installs him as the favorite to replace Rodgers at King Power Stadium. Potter is set to become his next permanent manager.
The former Brighton boss is now significantly ahead of Rafa Benitez (5/1), Jon Dahl Tomasson (11/2) and Thomas Frank (7/1) in the pecking order.
Graham Potter has become the favorite for the Leicester job after being sacked by Chelsea
Brendan Rodgers was sacked by Leicester on Sunday after their terrible loss to Crystal Palace
Sportsmail understands that Leicester are now interested in hearing about Potter’s immediate plans. It is not yet clear if the manager would want to return to action after such a hit.
Leicester are out again on Tuesday night, when they play Aston Villa at home. First team coach Adam Sadler and goalkeeping coach Mike Stowell will take charge of the crucial clash.
Rodgers, who was told his four-year reign would end on Sunday morning following Leicester’s terrible performance in losing 2-1 at Crystal Palace, had a compensation clause worth around £10m in your contract.
Sportsmail understands that Leicester chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, along with his most senior colleagues CEO Susan Whelan and director of football Jon Rudkin, do not yet have a definitive idea of Rodgers’ successor.
It could be the case that Sadler and Stowell stay in office if they oversee an immediate improvement. However, Potter was admired by the club long before he moved to Chelsea, and is likely to be top of their long-term list.
Potter, despite his woeful stint at Chelsea, has exactly the characteristics with which the Leicester board is comfortable. He, too, would back himself to make the most of Leicester’s £90m training base.
Potter also shares a manager with Jamie Vardy, meaning there are already long-standing links to the Leicester board. The same connections also helped bring Rodgers to Leicester in February 2019.
Meanwhile, Sportsmail understands that recently sacked Bayern Munich boss Julian Nagelsmann is the favorite to take over at Chelsea.