Andre Villas-Boas has emerged as the 6/5 favourite in Sky Bet's next Liverpool manager odds.
AVB backed for Liverpool job amid speculation of imminent talks
Andre Villas-Boas has emerged as the
6/5 favourite in
Sky Bet's next Liverpool manager odds amid speculation he is set for an interview next week.
The former Chelsea boss has replaced Roberto Martinez at the head of the betting with reports suggesting he is amongst the Reds' various targets and will open talks in the week.
That speculation has been supported by a steady stream of bets for the 34-year-old to be handed the reins at Anfield, prompting
Sky Bet to cut his price from 3/1 to
6/5 over the last 24 hours.
Villas-Boas endured a frustrating spell at Stamford Bridge before leaving the underachieving Blues amid talk of unrest in the dressing room, but still commands respect following his work at Porto, where he won the league and the Europa League in his first season.
Martinez drift
His price shift has seen Martinez drift out from 7/4 to
5/2 while Rafael Benitez has also been pushed out from 5/1 to
12/1 for a second spell at the helm.
Ajax boss Frank de Boer had come in to as short as 5/2 as talk of an approach from the Reds emerged, but the Dutchman has subsequently drifted back out to
8/1 after revealing his intentions to remain at the Amsterdam ArenA.
Brendan Rodgers has also rebuffed talks with the Reds and has consequently gone from 6/1 to
12s, while former Mallorca boss Michael Laudrup has come in from 40/1 to
28s amid talk that he is amongst the contenders.
Sky Bet Football Trader Chris Spicer said: "Villas-Boas is attracting most of the money right now while we also saw quite a bit of money for De Boer to get the job, despite his recent comments.
"Martinez has still been backed the most in total and we expect to see plenty more twists and turns before Liverpool finally appoint one of the targets with a sizeable short-list thought to be drawn up."
