Next Manchester United Manager Betting Odds: Ruben Amorim close to being appointed

Who is favourite to replace Erik Ten Hag at Old Trafford should the United boss leave in 2024/25?

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Next Manchester United Manager Betting Odds: Ruben Amorim close to being appointed

*Odds correct as of 30th October, 2024

Update: 30.10.24

Erik ten Hag was sacked from his position as Manchester United manager earlier this week, the club decision coming on the back of a defeat at West Ham United. Ruben Amorim has been favourite to take the reins and reports suggest that an announcement is imminent regarding the Sporting CP boss.

Release Clause

Reports indicate that Ruben Amorim is close to being appointed as next permanent Manchester United manager, his current employers Sporting CP confirming that the Old Trafford outfit are prepared to pay a release clause of €10 million for his services. Talks between the two clubs gathered pace on Tuesday and there’s every chance that Amorim will be in the hot-seat for this weekend’s Premier League meeting with Chelsea.

Inevitable decision

The sacking of Erik ten Hag earlier this week came as no huge shock, indeed the big surprise was that the club hierarchy had waited so long before coming to this somewhat inevitable decision. Nevertheless, the defeat to West Ham United at the weekend left the board with little alternative but to dismiss the Dutchman after two years in the dugout and the search is now hotting up for a suitable replacement.

Overwhelming favourite

Ruud van Nistelrooy is currently in the hot-seat on an interim basis and he will be doubtless be hopeful of being handed the gig on a permanent footing, however at the time of writing the overwhelming favourite to be appointed as Ten Hag’s replacement is Ruben Amorim, the Sporting CP boss reportedly on the verge of being announced as next Manchester United manager.

Top of the list

The Sporting boss is understood to be seriously considering making the move to Old Trafford after the United bosses placed the 39-year-old right at the top of their list of potential replacements for Ten Hag. Under Ten Hag, the Red Devils made their worst ever start to a Premier League campaign and Amorim is huge favourite to succeed the Dutchman at a best price of just 1/5. Van Nistelrooy comes in second in the betting at a best price of 10/1 while Xavi Hernandez and Thomas Frank complete the top four in the market at best odds of 16/1 and 18/1 respectively.

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1/5 – Ruben Amorim

10/1 – Ruud van Nistelrooy

16/1 – Xavi Hernandez

18/1 – Thomas Frank

Update: 25.10.24

Erik ten Hag remains in the dugout at Old Trafford but for how much longer? Indeed, should he be dismissed in the coming weeks, who will replace him?

Turnaround in fortunes

Manchester United’s winless run came to an end on Saturday afternoon when they fought their way back from a goal behind to beat Brentford at Old Trafford. This result lifted the side above the Bees and into 12th position in the Premier League table and while it doesn’t yet signal a turnaround in fortunes, it certainly helps under-fire manager Erik ten Hag’s cause.

Game-by-game basis

Since the start of the 2024/25 Premier League campaign, the Red Devils have won just three of their eight league outings with the same number of defeats coming their way and the board will be looking carefully at Ten Hag’s current position on a game-by-game basis. In the event that they decide to part company with the Dutchman, then the man deemed most likely to replace him in the hot-seat is Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Short-term option

Indeed, while the unconvincing win over Brentford was a welcome result, United need to find consistency and should more positive results not follow, then the club will certainly feel that they have a short-term option in assistant Van Nistelrooy and he is favourite in the betting market to be named as next permanent Manchester United manager at a best price of 7/2, ahead of other short-priced contenders such as Ruben Amorim, Gareth Southgate and Thomas Frank.

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7/2 – Ruud van Nistelrooy

5/1 – Ruben Amorim

9/1 – Gareth Southgate

10/1 – Thomas Frank

12/1 – Michael Carrick

Update: 09.10.24

The Manchester United hierarchy are deciding the future of Erik ten Hag today and several names are in the frame to replace him in the Old Trafford dugout.

Manchester United failed to get the better of Aston Villa on Sunday and extended their winless run following a goal-less draw in the West Midlands. With manager Erik ten Hag’s future being decided today, who will be next in the hot-seat in the event that the club decide to dispense with his services?

The Red Devils made the decision to hang onto the Dutchman at the end of last season but seven league games into the new campaign, the side sit in 14th position in the Premier League table with three defeats and just two wins from their opening seven league games, this poor run including a 3-0 thumping at home to Tottenham Hotspur late last month.

As calls for Ten Hag’s sacking intensify, who will succeed him in the Old Trafford dugout?

Foremost amongst the contenders is Thomas Tuchel who has been linked with a move to the Manchester United hot-seat in the past. Tuchel’s availability clearly means that he is a big contender for the position – should it become available soon – although the fact that he has been with no less than four clubs over the past ten years could possibly work against him as United seek a long-term boss to bring some life back into the side.

Ruud van Nistelrooy is very much a name in the frame and he is surely in the right place to take the position in a caretaker capacity in the event that Ten Hag is finally put out of his misery, while former England boss Gareth Southgate is another short-priced contender although not a popular one amongst fans. The press boys would certainly have a field day were Southgate to be given the gig but the United fans would possibly be less impressed.

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9/4 – Thomas Tuchel

5/1 – Ruud Van Nistelrooy

7/1 – Gareth Southgate

10/1 – Michael Carrick

14/1 – Kieran McKenna

16/1 – Graham Potter

25/1 – Thomas Frank

Update: 30.09.24

Manchester United crashed to their third league defeat of the season when they went down 3-0 at home to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday and it’s hard to see how Erik ten Hag can remain in his position.

Frustrated

Reports suggest that the Manchester United hierarchy are growing increasingly frustrated and impatient with manager Erik ten Hag following a very weak start to the season and it is realistically only a matter of time before the 54-year-old is sacked. Indeed, candidates to replace him are already being drawn up and foremost amongst these, according to the betting markets’ is Ruud Van Nistelrooy.

Logical decision

Van Nistelrooy returned to Old Trafford during the summer and joined the first team coaching staff and he would seem the perfect choice to take the hot-seat in the event that Ten Hag is shown the door. Van Nistelrooy has succeeded already as manager whilst with PSF Eindhoven and it would be a logical decision to give him the reins.

Established names

The Red Devils have been linked with many established names of late as the pressure on Ten Hag increases and the arrival of Van Nistelrooy during the summer had something of the feel of a plot that would allow the club to appoint him as manager in the event that Ten Hag fails to turn things around. Indeed, the bookmakers have shortened the odds on Van Nistelrooy being appointed as Ten Hag’s replacement with some firms going as low as 2/1 (best odds 11/4) that he finds himself in the hot-seat.

Short-priced contenders

Other notable short-priced contenders include former Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate at 4/1, former Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel at 9/1 and current Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna at 12/1.

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11/4 – Ruud Van Nistelrooy

4/1 – Gareth Southgate

9/1 – Thomas Tuchel

12/1 – Kieran McKenna

20/1 – Roberto De Zerbi

25/1 – Graham Potter

25/1 – Thomas Frank

Update: 02.09.24

Erik ten Hag is still in the hot-seat at Old Trafford but on the back of a poor start to the campaign, the chances are that he may not be there for much longer.

Incompetent

Manchester United’s poor start to the season continued at the weekend when they were thumped 3-0 at home to arch-rivals Liverpool in what was a thoroughly incompetent display by the home side. Erik ten Hag, despite being retained as manager, is surely now on a sticky wicket and a couple more poor results could prove to be the final straw. The leading betting sites for football go as low as 2/1 that Ten Hag becomes the first top-flight managerial casualty of the season and if this proves to be the case, many names have been linked with the position.

Foremost

Foremost amongst these is former England boss Gareth Southgate at odds as low as 7/4 (best price 4/1). Southgate took the Three Lions to back-to-back European Championship finals prior to leaving his post earlier this year and he is currently favourite to take the reins at Old Trafford in the event that Ten Hag moves elsewhere.

Poor start

Ruud Van Nistelrooy is another leading contender to succeed Ten Hag at Old Trafford at odds as low as 3/1 (best price 4/1). The Dutchman is currently assistant at Manchester United and reports suggest that Sir Jim Ratcliffe may consider appointing him as manager if United’s poor start to the campaign continues. Other notable contenders for the position include Thomas Tuchel (9/1), Kieran McKenna (10/1), Mauricio Pochettino (14/1), Roberto De Zerbi (20/1) and Graham Potter (25/1).

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4/1 – Gareth Southgate

4/1 – Ruud Van Nistelrooy

9/1 – Thomas Tuchel

10/1 – Kieran McKenna

14/1 – Mauricio Pochettino

20/1 – Roberto De Zerbi

25/1 – Graham Potter

25/1 – Thomas Frank

Update: 20.08.24

Erik Ten Hag has a new contract in place which could see him stay at Manchester United until June 2026, however will he last that long?

Unspectacular

Manchester United got their 2024/25 Premier League campaign off to a decent if unspectacular start with a 1-0 win over Fulham on Friday evening, Joshua Zirkzee coming off the bench and breaking the deadlock with just three minutes left on the clock. This was a thoroughly unconvincing display by the Red Devils and while manager Erik Ten Hag has almost two years left on his contract, the bookmakers make him one of the favourites to become the first managerial casualty of the season.

Firm favourite

Should Ten Hag be dismissed as Manchester United boss in the coming weeks or months, then who will replace him? Former England boss Gareth Southgate has been installed as firm favourite to succeed Ten Hag as Red Devils boss should the latter leave Old Trafford. Southgate took the Three Lions to back-to-back European Championship finals before handing in his resignation and the bookmakers price him at best odds of 9/4 to move into the Manchester United hot-seat should it become available.

Other contenders

Next in the betting to be next Manchester United manager is Mauricio Pochettino, the former Chelsea boss a best price of 5/1 to take the reins at Old Trafford. Ruud Van Nistelrooy comes in next at 6/1 while Kieran McKenna and Thomas Tuchel are the only other contenders at single figures at best odds of 8/1 and 9/1 respectively.

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9/4 – Gareth Southgate

5/1 – Mauricio Pochettino

6/1 – Ruud Van Nistelrooy

8/1 – Kieran McKenna

9/1 – Thomas Tuchel

Update: 16.07.24

Following much speculation that Erik Ten Hag’s time at Old Trafford would come to an end at the close of the 2023/24 Premier League campaign, the Dutchman will still be in charge of the Red Devils at the start of the new season. Nevertheless, there is still much interest as to whom might replace him should he leave in the near future.

The Red Devils were thoroughly disappointing in 2023/24 and while they made it into European competition on the back of their unexpected FA Cup win over rivals Manchester City, they finished in eighth position in the final Premier League table. Indeed, had they failed to win any silverware whatsoever, then it might well have been a completely different story for Ten Hag but we are where we are and the Dutchman will lead the side out in their first league game of the new season.

Nevertheless, there are still questions surrounding his managerial capabilities and as such, interest in who might succeed him in the Old Trafford hot-seat continues unabated. Former Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino is 10/3 favourite to replace Ten Hag in the event that the latter finds himself out of a job, the Argentinian having been controversially sacked by Chelsea despite the side hitting good form towards the end of the season.

England boss Gareth Southgate is next in the betting at a best price of 4/1, the Three Lions boss taking his men to the final of Euro 2024 where they lost 2-1 to Spain. Roberto De Zerbi comes in next at a best price of 6/1 while Kieran McKenna and Thomas Tuchel complete the top top five in the market at odds of 8/1 and 9/1 respectively.

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10/3 – Mauricio Pochettino

4/1 – Gareth Southgate

6/1 – Roberto De Zerbi

8/1 – Kieran McKenna

9/1 – Thomas Tuchel

Update: 12.06.24

To the surprise of many, it seems as though Erik Ten Hag’s future at Old Trafford is secure and he will remain with the club into the 2024/25 Premier League campaign.

Extension of contract

Following a post-season review by the Manchester United hierarchy, Erik Ten Hag is to stay on as manager and talks are continuing with regard to an extension of his contract which will be entering its final season. The review was conducted immediately following the FA Cup Final victory over Manchester City, a game after which Ten Hag was expected to be dismissed whatever the final outcome.

More positive mood

Instead, the 2-1 win at Wembley allowed club bosses to approach the post-season review in a much more positive mood and ‘constructive conversations’ between Ten Hag and the club hierarchy have taken place based on the review. It is understood that all eventualities and options were discussed fully and the overwhelming preference for all parties involved was that Erik Ten Hag should remain in the dugout for the new campaign, with the possibility of extending his contract beyond 2024/25.

More than happy

Understandably, Ten Hag is more than happy with this outcome although reports suggest that he was growing impatient at the amount of time that the club had taken to reach their conclusion.

Update: 06.06.24

Having finished a disappointing eighth at the end of the 2023/24 Premier League campaign, Manchester United secured for themselves a European place for next season by winning the FA Cup. Nevertheless, Erik Ten Hag faces an uncertain future at Old Trafford and many believe that a new manager will be in the dug-out for the start of next season.

Surprise contender

There’s every chance that Manchester United will soon dispense with the services of Erik Ten Hag, the Dutchman having just returned from holiday and as yet unsure as to whether he will be in charge of the Red Devils for a third campaign. Apparently, Thomas Tuchel is no longer an option with regard to a replacement for Ten Hag while former favourite Mauricio Pochettino has given way to another surprise contender at the top of the ‘Next Manchester United Manager’ betting market.

Background chatter

Not for the first time, Gareth Southgate has been linked with a move away from the national side to Old Trafford. The Three Lions boss will come to the end of his contract with the FA after Euro 2024 and many believe that he will call time at that point. There’s been no shortage of background chatter with regard to Southgate being the man that Sir Jim Ratcliffe wants at Old Trafford but while there’s little to suggest that he will be the next Manchester United boss, there’s equally nothing to suggest that he would turn down the job if it were offered to him.

Lucky in some respects

Whatever the outcome in Germany, it’s fair to say that Southgate has been a decent England manager but it’s also fair to say that he has been lucky in some respects. He has been blessed with an excellent generation of players and he has also been blessed with some relatively straightforward tournament runs. Either way, the Three Lions under Southgate have performed well in the games presented to them and they have almost taken full advantage of the opportunities coming their way, however silverware hasn’t been forthcoming and irrespective of what happens in the coming weeks, there’s a good chance that Southgate won’t be England manager after the summer.

Pull together

The leading bookmakers make Southgate favourite to become next Manchester United boss at a best price of 4/1 and it’s fair to say that he would manage to pull together a team which have looked completely devoid of even the faintest idea over the past few months. Southgate probably isn’t the best tactician around but there’s no doubt that he will help improve the dynamics and ethos of the Manchester United dressing room, especially so given that he picked the Three Lions off the floor after the challenges of Euro 2016 and took them to a position where every team member wears the shirt with pride.

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4/1 – Gareth Southgate

9/2 – Mauricio Pochettino

6/1 – Roberto De Zerbi

11/1 – Kieran McKenna

14/1 – Thomas Tuchel

Update: 06.06.24

Following on from a thoroughly disappointing 2023/24 Premier League campaign, Manchester United might soon be in the market for a new market with Erik Ten Hag’s future far from certain.

Borrowed time

Is Erik Ten Hag living on borrowed time at Manchester United? Many believe so and it would certainly surprise no-one were the club hierarchy to decide that the time is right for a change at the top. The question is, who would take charge in the event that Erik Ten Hag is dismissed? The most likely candidate seems to be Mauricio Pochettino.

Parted ways

Pochettino parted company with Chelsea soon after the end of last season, the Argentinian having spent just twelve months with the club. He led the Blues to a top six finish to the 2023/24 Premier League campaign and a place in European competition for next season but following clashes with club bosses over squad management and strategy, he parted ways with the West London outfit two days after the last game of the season.

In the frame

Pochettino is firm favourite to become the next manager of Manchester United at best odds of 13/8 (lowest price 10/11) while another former Chelsea manager is also very much in the frame, namely Thomas Tuchel who is currently second favourite to be named as next Red Devils boss at best odds of 6/1 (lowest odds 9/4). Considered to be one of the best football coaches in the world, Tuchel was most recently manager of Bayern Munich and he won the Champions League in his debit season with Chelsea in 2021.

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(Correct as of Thursday, 6th June 2024)

13/8 – Mauricio Pochettino

6/1 – Thomas Tuchel

9/1 – Roberto De Zerbi

10/1 – Kieran McKenna

12/1 – Gareth Southgate

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Update: 29.05.24

Despite beating rivals Manchester City in the FA Cup Final last weekend, Manchester United are still expected to dispense with the services of manager Erik Ten Hag before the end of the week.

Thoroughly underwhelming campaign

It is understood that Manchester United are on the verge of letting manager Erik Ten Hag go, the Dutchman expected to be sacked by the club following what has been a thoroughly underwhelming league campaign. There was growing expectations that Ten Hag would stay at Old Trafford on the back of the FA Cup Final win over Manchester City last weekend and the 54-year-old has received an increasing groundswell of support from supporters on the back of the Wembley victory.

Talks already underway

Nevertheless, sources state that the United hierarchy are more likely to sack Erik Ten Hag than not when they undertake a full review of the club’s 2023/24 Premier League campaign. This would clearly mean the appointment of a new boss ahead of the 2024/25 campaign and apparently talks are already underway between the club and potential candidates.

Out of contention

At the time of writing, Mauricio Pochettino remains favourite amongst the leading football betting sites to succeed Ten Hag at the Theatre of Dreams, while Roberto De Zerbi is still a leading contender. Kieran McKenna seems to be completely out of contention given that he is on the verge of signing a new contract with newly-promoted Ipswich Town.

Solid start

Ten Hag enjoyed a solid start to life at Old Trafford and he steered the Red Devils to a top three finish at the end of his first season in charge. The victory over Manchester City in the FA Cup Final masked what was otherwise a disappointing 2023/24 campaign, the side finishing in eighth position in the league table.

Update: 28.05.24

The betting market for ‘Next Manchester United Manager’ has been turned on its head following the departure of Mauricio Pochettino from Chelsea and the former Blues boss is favourite to take the reins at Old Trafford in the event of Erik ten Hag leaving the Red Devils.

Clinging onto his position

Erik Ten Hag is clinging onto his position as Manchester United manager but the chances are that he will be replaced in the weeks ahead. The Red Devils have endured a thoroughly miserable campaign which could have denied them the chance to participate in European competition next season were it not for the side’s FA Cup Final win over Manchester City last weekend. Should Ten Hag leave for pastures new, Mauricio Pochettino is very much in the frame to replace him.

Two-horse race

The Argentinian was involved in a two-horse race with Erik Ten Hag for the Manchester United position two years ago but the club hierarchy were swayed with the latter’s in-depth knowledge of United and his proposals for turning things around. The Dutchman had a relatively successful first season in the Old Trafford dugout with a top three finish in the Premier League and victory in the Carabao Cup final. Nevertheless, things went into reverse during 2023/24 and even an FA Cup Final victory may not be enough to save Ten Hag his job.

Firm favourite

As things stand, Mauricio Pochettino is firm favourite to replace Erik Ten Hag at Manchester United with some bookies going as low as Evens on this eventuality (best price 2/1), while Three Lions manager gareth Southgate is a 7/1 shot alongside former favourite Thomas Tuchel at the same odds.

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(Correct as of Tuesday, 28th May 2024)

13/8 – Mauricio Pochettino

11/2 – Roberto De Zerbi

6/1 – Thomas Tuchel

6/1 – Kieran McKenna

Update: 20.05.24

Many believe that Erik Ten Hag will soon be on his way out of Old Trafford and the pressure has certainly increased on the beleaguered manager following some disappointing results.

Drawn to a close

The 2023/24 Premier League campaign has now drawn to a close and while Manchester United finished their league season on a high with a 2-0 win at Brighton & Hove Albion, the Red Devils failed to claim a European berth. Clearly they will hope to make amends for this by lifting the FA Cup in their next outing but failure to achieve this will see Erik Ten Hag’s men absent from the European scene next term.

Alarming drop in results

As such, the pressure is very much on Ten Hag who has claimed that United are in a “better position” than they were twelve months ago. Injuries have been a factor in the side’s disappointing finish to the season but these by themselves really can’t account for United’s alarming drop in results and performances. Other managers have dealt with multiple injury absentees far better than Ten Hag who has failed to devise a solid alternative plan.

Unacceptable

The stark fact is that a side with the most expensively assembled squad and highest wage bill has finished a lowly eighth position in the league table and this is unacceptable. Ten Hag may survive for the time being but surely the club bosses will be thinking hard about how to progress during the summer months.

Potential replacements

Should Ten Hag be shown the door, then Thomas Tuchel remains the man deemed most likely to replace him at Old Trafford at a best price of 7/2, while Gareth Southgate and Roberto De Zerbi complete the top three in the betting at 9/2 and 5/1 respectively.

Update: 16.05.24

New face in the dug-out

The pressure was lifted slightly on Erik Ten Hag’s shoulders when his troops edged past Newcastle United 3-2 at Old Trafford last night, this positive result coming on the back of a three-game winless run during which time only a single point had been collected. Nevertheless, many believe that Erik Ten Hag’s time at Old Trafford is drawing to a close and with an absence of European football looking likely for next season (depending on the FA Cup Final result), there is every chance that there will be a new face in the dug-out for 2024/25.

New name entered the fray

As things stand, Thomas Tuchel remains favourite to take the reins as next Manchester United manager, however a new name has entered the frame, none-other than Brentford boss Thomas Frank. Frank managed to steer his West London charges clear of relegation this term, despite missing his star striker Ivan Toney and struggling with a season-long injury crisis. The Danish manager was priced at around 25/1 yesterday to be named Ten Hag’s successor but since then his price has been slashed and is now as low as 5/1 (best odds 7/1).

Price drifted on Tuchel

The odds on Tuchel taking charge of the Red Devils has drifted to a best price of 7/2 (from 5/2 last week) but some firms have him priced as low as 7/4 in the market. Gareth Southgate remains second in the betting at a best price of 9/2 while Frank moves into the top three in the betting, ahead of Kieran McKenna and Graham Potter at best odds of 10/1 and 12/1 respectively.

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7/2 – Thomas Tuchel

9/2 – Gareth Southgate

7/1 – Thomas Frank

10/1 – Kieran McKenna

12/1 – Graham Potter

07.05.24

Out of the door

Following Manchester United’s thumping by Crystal Palace yesterday (Monday, 6th May), the bookmakers have slashed the odds on manager Erik Ten Hag being dismissed before the end of the season to just 9/2 and should the Red Devils gaffer find himself out of the door, who will be his replacement?

Possible replacements

On the back of the defeat to the Eagles, punters have been busy throwing themselves behind Thomas Tuchel to take the hot-seat at Old Trafford. Having been seen as something of an outsider for the Old Trafford position, the odds on Tuchel taking the reins has been slashed from 12/1 to a best price of just 5/2 over the past couple of months. The former Bayern Munich and Chelsea boss leads other potential contenders Gareth Southgate (best price 9/2), Graham Potter (best price 6/1) and Roberto De Zerbi (best price 11/1) as possible replacements for Ten Hag.

Fate sealed

There’s every possibility that Erik Ten Hag’s fate at Old Trafford has been sealed on the back of yesterday’s defeat in South London and while the bookies go odds-on that there will be no managerial casualties between now and the end of the season, in the event that there is actually a sacking or departure, the most likely man to walk out of the door is deemed to be Ten Hag.