{"id":3731,"date":"2018-04-20T10:40:28","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T09:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/?p=3731"},"modified":"2018-04-27T17:21:41","modified_gmt":"2018-04-27T16:21:41","slug":"race-replace-wenger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/news-events\/race-replace-wenger\/","title":{"rendered":"Race on to replace Wenger&#8230;what next for Arsene?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The race to replace Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is on, after he confirmed he would be leaving the club at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Wenger is ending his reign as Gunners chief after 22-years &#8211; but already attention is turning to who will be the first new manager Arsenal have had in nearly a quarter of a century.<\/p>\n<p>A host of names are already being linked, with former Borussia Dortmund boss Thomas Tuchel the early favourite, although most Bookmakers can&#8217;t agree on their favourite.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Many Bookmakers already had markets on this, Wenger was already odds-on to leave this summer &#8211; so bets were already been taken on his replacement, so although it is breaking &#8211; the markets were already in place,&#8221; said OddsMonkey spokesman Peter Watton.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At the moment, we see that Thomas Tuchel is favourite with the majority at around 5\/1 &#8211; but Carlo Ancelotti and former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira are also favourites in certain places.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Over the coming weeks, this market will be up and down, one headline on a back page will see someone from nowhere become favourite.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This will be a thoroughly interesting market, and we will quickly find out, whether the Arsenal board already have a replacement in mind.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bookmakers have also opened the market on what might happen to Arsene Wenger next, with the French national job the early favourites.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Wenger has yet to confirm his next move, but the France national job could be ideal if Didier Deschamps decides not to continue after the World Cup finals,&#8221; Watton continued.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The France job is 7\/2 but Paris Saint Germain at 6\/1 looks interesting value, they have long been interested in him and with Unai Emery unlikely to continue beyond this summer &#8211; that could be a very good bet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Selected odds on next Arsenal manager:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Thomas Tuchel 3\/1<br \/>\nPatrick Vieira 5\/1<br \/>\nJoachim Low 5\/1<br \/>\nBrendan Rodgers 8\/1<br \/>\nCarlo Ancellotti 8\/1<br \/>\nRafa Benitez 12\/1<br \/>\nMassimilano Allegri 14\/1<br \/>\nDiego Simeone 16\/1<br \/>\nLeonardo Jardim 16\/1<br \/>\nThierry Henry 20\/1<br \/>\nLuis Enrique 20\/1<br \/>\nJulian Nagelsmann 25\/1<br \/>\nUnai Emery 25\/1<br \/>\nSean Dyche 25\/1<br \/>\nMikel Arteta 25\/1<\/p>\n<p><strong>Selected odds on Arsene Wenger&#8217;s next job:<br \/>\n<\/strong>France 7\/2<br \/>\nPSG 6\/1<br \/>\nAny Chinese club 7\/1<br \/>\nReal Madrid 8\/1<br \/>\nAny MLS club 8\/1<br \/>\nEngland 9\/1<br \/>\nBarcelona 10\/1<br \/>\nMonaco 10\/1<br \/>\nMarseille 12\/1<br \/>\nChelsea 25\/1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2792\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/pressreleasebanner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"865\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/pressreleasebanner.jpg 865w, https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/pressreleasebanner-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/pressreleasebanner-768x306.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 865px) 100vw, 865px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The race to replace Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is on, after he confirmed he would be leaving the club at the end of the season. 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