Zinedine Zidane dropped a bombshell on Thursday by announcing that he is leaving Real Madrid after just guiding the club to another UEFA Champions League Final success. It’s nice that he’s been honest about why he is departing and that is because he can’t see how he can keep the side winning at the level that they are at, next season.
So this is now one of the big summer Next Manager betting markets. Who will succeed the Frenchman at the Bernabeu? It is not going to be an easy task to do and it probably sets the European giants on a managerial hunt that they simply weren’t prepared for. So who are the ones to consider in the Next Real Madrid Manager betting market?
Next Real Madrid Manager Betting Odds*
Mauricio Pochettino 5/4
Arsene Wenger 7/2
Antonio Conte 5/1
Guti 13/2
Joachim Low 8/1
Maurizio Sarri 10/1
Massimiliano Allegri 12/1
Fernando Hierro 16/1
Jurgen Klopp 20/1
Jose Mourinho 20/1
Ronald Koeman 25/1
Laurent Blanc 25/1
Luis Enrique 33/1
Luiz Felipe Scolari 33/1
Louis Van Gaal 33/1
Bar 50/1
* (Betting Odds taken from bet365 at 6:07 p.m. on May 31st, 2018)
Tottenham’s Mauricio Pochettino may well have the greatest appeal for the club and he is the early 5/4 odds favourite* (Betting Odds taken at 6:07 p.m. on May 31st, 2018) in the Next Real Madrid Manager market. The style with which he likes to craft his teams will naturally have big appeal for the Spaniards but he is locked into the Premier League and won’t be the easiest of grabs for them to get.
It’s going to be a tough challenge for the club to get the right man and not just get what is available. Arsene Wenger’s name has naturally been touted around as an early candidate, based on style and success in his career which is something that he tops Pochettino in, Wenger is at 7/2 odds* (Betting Odds taken at 6:07 p.m. on May 31st, 2018) with bet365 in the Next real Madrid manager betting market and he is available and could step into work immediately and is well respected. Wenger actually looks a good fit but another available name that is open at the moment is Maurizio Sarri who just left Napoli.
The Italian has been heavily linked with a move to Chelsea but nothing has been locked in yet and the prospect of a move to the Bernabeu would probably lead Sarri away from the Premier League club. If he were to end up at Chelsea, then it would mean that Antonio Conte would become available, but the Italian doesn’t look a great fit for Real Madrid but is a short 5/1 odds* (Betting Odds taken at 6:07 p.m. on May 31st, 2018) early option.
Laurent Blanc could appeal for Real Madrid as they go looking for a new boss. The Frenchman has been out of work since leaving PSG in 2016 (where he had tremendous success) and it’s emerging that Chelsea could be turning their attention towards him if they can’t get Sarri. Blanc played for Barcelona for a season during his career incidentally. Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri’s name is out there but he has no reason to be leaving the Italian giants.
Liverpool Jurgen Klopp could have massive appeal for Real Madrid if they were to go knocking on his door. His work with Borussia Dortmund and then Liverpool has impressed a lot of people and it is a wonderful attacking style of play that he instils in his teams and that would only make Real Madrid more appealing to lure in top talent. bet365 in the Next real Madrid manager* (Betting Odds taken at 6:07 p.m. on May 31st, 2018) outsider for the job in the early market, but a new challenge at Europe’s elite club could appeal.
Whoever Real Madrid get into the hot seat is likely to have a tough summer ahead of them. There are doubts about Gareth Bale’s future, Cristiano Ronaldo hasn’t committed or made clear his plans. There are circling rumours that Neymar is trying to work a move to the Bernabeu from PSG and there are players in the Real Madrid set up who may just now be ready to move on because of age like Luka Modric.
Predictions
Punters will see the appeal of Arsene Wenger being snapped up to take on the challenge, but there are a couple of better fits for the club we feel. Laurent Blanc handled the power of PSG pretty well during his time there and could fit seemlessly into the role at the Bernabeu. If the club wanted to go all out bold, they will go after Jurgen Klopp who manages players so well and his attacking midset could really take the club in a positive new direction.
