Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp announced on Wednesday that he will be leaving his post with the German giants at the end of the season. That naturally sparked a flurry of interest in the next Manchester City manager market, where a surge of money came in on Klopp being the one to replace Manuel Pellegrini at the Etihad next season.
Online bookmaker Skybet reported a huge surge in action on the market after Klopp’s announcement. Given the downward spiral that Manchester City seem to be in under Manuel Pellegrini, the latest failure being demolished by rivals Manchester United, it has left them 12 points behind Premier League leaders Chelsea in their title defence.
It hasn’t been all rosy for Klopp with Borussia Dortmund this season though, winning just nine of their 28 Bundesliga matches so far. They have improved dramatically lately to climb up towards the middle of the battle and they did reach the German Cup final last week.
Klopp’s next club odds at Skybet:
Man City 8/11, Real Madrid 4/1, Arsenal 5/1, PSG 10/1, Liverpool 10/1
When Borussia Dortmund announced that they would be holding a press conference on Wednesday morning, Sky Bet reported a run of bets on Klopp to be the next Manchester City manager, prompting them to cut his odds from 11/10 to 8/11 by mid-afternoon.
Sky Bet’s Chris Spicer said: “We opened up betting on the next Manchester City manager on Sunday with Carlo Ancelotti considered a soft favourite amid suggestions that the Italian’s days at Real Madrid are numbered.
“However, we now have a clear favourite with Klopp attracting all the recent money, prompting us to constantly cut his price. We also priced up the chances of Pellegrini staying at City but all the interest has been in his time to come to an end this summer, with odds on remaining now out to 7/2.”
