Michael Laudrup emerges as new bookies' favourite for vacant QPR job

Michael Laudrup has emerged as Sky Bet’s odds-on favourite to be the next manager of Queens Park Rangers following a string of bets on the former Swansea boss.

QPR chairman Tony Fernandes claimed to have discovered his “dream manager” via Twitter on Tuesday evening, sparking renewed interest in the betting market.

At first, Brentford boss Mark Warburton attracted some heavy stakes, but punters soon started to pile into Laudrup, forcing the Dane’s price in from 3/1 to 4/7 favourite.

Warburton, whose future at the Bees has been the subject of increased speculation this week, is now second favourite at a distant 6/1, while former favourite Tim Sherwood is out to 14/1.

Sky Bet’s Chris Spicer said: “We added Laudrup to market by request at around 5.30pm on Tuesday and within two hours he was the odds-on favourite after a consistent run of bets.

“After being odds-on for a number of days, the money on Sherwood has well and truly dried up. However, we’re still receiving a few bets on Warburton at 6/1.”

Other names available to back include outsiders Steve McClaren (18/1), Jurgen Klinsmann (33/1) and Remi Garde (50/1).