Next Real Madrid Manager Betting – European Football Odds

Solari hot favourite to replace Lopetegui

European Football

It’s not been a great six months for Julen Lopetegui.

Sacked as coach of the Spanish national side on the eve of the World Cup after he revealed he was leaving the post to become manager of Real Madrid, the 52-year-old has lasted just 14 matches in charge of the European champions. He was fired after Real suffered humiliation in Sunday’s El Clasico, losing 5-1 to Barcelona.

Real have failed to win in the league since beating Espanyol on September 22, losing to Sevilla, Alaves, Levante and drawing the Madrid derby with Atletico. Lopetegui has overseen the departure of one of the club’s greatest-ever players in his time at the club – Cristiano Ronaldo – and has somehow turned a team of world-beaters into also-rans within the space of a few weeks.

The former Porto boss was always on a hiding to nothing replacing club legend Zinedine Zidane but their fall from grace has still come as a shock. They are currently only ninth in the Primera Liga after their worst start to a league season in decades – Lopetegui’s tenure also saw the worst goal drought in the famous club’s history, unimaginable considering they have players like Gareth Bale and Luka Modric among their forwards.

Santiago Solari, who is reportedly Real Madrid’s preferred candidate to replace Lopetegui permanently, has been placed in temporary charge. The former Argentina midfielder, 42, who played for Real Madrid in the early 2000s and helped the team win the 2002 Champions League, also played for Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan and has been coaching Real Madrid’s B team since 2016, taking over not long after Zidane left to coach the first-team squad.

Solari is a best 8/11 with BetVictor to get the job on a permanent basis but due diligence has to be seen to be undertaken at the Santiago Bernebeu and that has allowed bookmakers to form a market with several English-based coaches prominent in the betting.

Antonio Conte, recently of Chelsea, is a best 7/2 while current Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is only 4/1 with Coral. Pochettino was criticised over the summer for failing to add any big-money signings to the Spurs squad and they are already playing catch-up in the Premier League. Still forced to play their home matches at Wembley, the Londoners have little chance of progressing in the Champions League this season and there is frustration on the terraces. You would imagine a change of scenery and warmer weather would appeal to Pochettino. Arsene Wenger is 12/1 with BetVictor to make the Bernebeu the next stop off on his journey.

Next Real Madrid Manager Current Best Odds

Santiago Solari 8/11
Antonio Conte 7/2
Mauricio Pochettino 4/1
Roberto Martinez 10/1
Arsene Wenger 12/1
Guti 25/1
Jose Mourinho 40/1
Didier Deschamps 50/1
Zinedine Zidane, Laurent Blanc, Joachim Low, Carlo Ancelotti and Xabi Alonso 66/1
(Odds Correct at 10.00am October 30)