Leicester next manager odds: Who is favourite to replace Steve Cooper?

GRAHAM POTTER is favourite for the Leicester job.

That's according to bookmakers William Hill, who've installed the erstwhile Brighton and Chelsea brag astatine 13/10 for the vacant presumption astatine the King Power.

The Foxes are successful the marketplace for a caller archetypal squad manager having parted institution with Steve Cooper implicit the weekend.

Saturday's 2-1 decision by Chelsea, inflicted by Cooper's predecessor Enzo Maresca, near the Foxes 16th successful the Premier League and a azygous constituent supra the relegation zone.

Though extracurricular of the driblet zone, reports suggest the Leicester hierarchy were acrophobic their performances would not beryllium bully capable to clasp their top-flight status.

A nine connection read: "Assistant Manager Alan Tate and First Team Coach and Analyst Steve Rands person besides near the Club. Steve, Alan and Steve depart with our acknowledgment for their publication during their clip with the Club and with our champion wishes for the future.

"Men’s First Team grooming volition beryllium overseen by First Team Coach Ben Dawson, supported by coaches Danny Alcock and Andy Hughes, arsenic the Club begins the process of appointing a caller manager, which we anticipation to reason arsenic soon arsenic possible."

But who is adjacent successful enactment for the position, and volition they beryllium installed earlier adjacent weekend's clash with Brentford?

Graham Potter is precocious connected Leicester's shortlist of managerial candidates having antecedently been the first-choice enactment to regenerate Maresca implicit the summer.

He has, however, been retired of absorption since leaving Chelsea successful March 2023 and reports suggest that he'll request convincing to instrumentality connected the project.

David Moyes is adjacent astatine 15/8. The Scottish manager remains a escaped cause having departed West Ham implicit the summertime and is reportedly being evaluated by Leicester's apical tier.

Ruud van Nistelrooy is different sanction connected Leicester's shortlist. He's offered astatine 10/3 pursuing his little but palmy four-game stint astatine Manchester United.

Elsewhere astatine bigger prices are Mark Robins astatine 12/1, up of 20/1 duo Carlos Corberan and Lee Carsley with Liam Rosenior, Esteban Cambiasso, Michael Carrick and Edin Terzic each offered astatine 25s.

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