MAURICIO POCHETTINO is still favourite for the Chelsea job.
That's according to bookmakers Ladbrokes, who've priced the popular Argentine tactician at 5/2 to replace under-pressure Graham Potter at Stamford Bridge.
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But there's no shortage of high-profile candidates in the running with Luis Enrique, Zinedine Zidane and Jose Mourinho available at single-figure prices.
Potter, 47, is hanging by a thread despite a much-needed victory over Leeds on Saturday.
The sender 1-0 victory ended a six-match winless run, and Wesley Fofana's goal also ended a run of 396 minutes without a goal when he rose to head home.
But the fact remains that Potter's Blues have won just three of their last 16 league matches and sit 11 points off the Champions League places.
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Potter – who only took over in September – has won ten of his 27 matches in charge and looks in an increasingly precarious position.
Many believe Tuesday's Champions League second-leg showdown against Borussia Dortmund will make or break Potter's tenure in West London.
The Blues must overturn a 1-0 deficit on home turf to advance to the quarter-final stage.
Only West Ham's David Moyes is ahead of him in the next Premier League manager to be sacked markets at 2/1, and there's growing speculation over who could replace him.
Ladbrokes think Pochettino is comfortably leading the betting market at 5/2.
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Chelsea next manager
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- Mauricio Pochettino – 5/2
- Luis Enrique – 4/1
- Ruben Amorim – 5/1
- Zinedine Zidane – 7/1
- Jose Mourinho – 8/1
- Diego Simeone – 10/1
- John Terry – 10/1
- Thomas Frank – 10/1
- Roberto De Zerbi – 12/1
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The 50-year-old remains a free agent having been sacked by Paris Saint-Germain in June despite leading them to the French title.
Former Barcelona manager Luis Enrique, 52, is next in the betting market at 4/1 having recently stepped down from his position with the Spanish national team.
Sporting Lisbon's highly-rated Ruben Amorim, 38, is next at 5/1 to take his first role outside of his native Portugal.
Zinedine Zidane is next at 7/1 but recent reports suggest that he's being lined up to take over from Christophe Galtier at PSG.
There's evidently been a rush of money for Jose Mourinho to make a sensational return to Chelsea after shortening from 16/1 to 8/1.
The Portuguese won three Premier League titles, the FA Cup and three League Cups over two spells in West London.
Diego Simeone and Thomas Frank are locked together at 10/1 along with John Terry, who is still looking for his first step into senior management.
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