Claude Puel’s future at Leicester City remains shrouded in doubt as he prepares for what could potentially be his final game at the helm this weekend.
The Frenchman, the scorching hot favourite for the sack at 2/5 following David Wagner’s surprise departure from Huddersfield, is wounded following back-to-back defeats to Newport (FA Cup) and former club Southampton, who had 10 men for half the game.
The fixture list has certainly not been kind to the beleaguered boss who must now travel to Wolves in the Saturday's televised lunchtime kick-off, then over to the home of leaders Liverpool, before hosting a rejuvenated Man Utd, followed by Tottenham at Wembley.
But, should Puel’s Foxes falter against Wolves this season’s tally of Premier League managerial casualties could be swelled to five.
There’s been a significant movement in the next Leicester City manager market as the hotly linked Brendan Rodgers has now been installed as the ODDS-ON favourite to make a sensational switch from Scottish giants Celtic down to the East Midlands.
Paddy Power now price the former Liverpool boss at a slim 1/3 to return south of the border with Leicester. Rodgers is currently bidding to win Celtic their eighth consecutive league title, and his third on the spin, but there are fresh claims that he would jump ship should the chance to manager Leicester present itself.
Burnley boss Sean Dyche, a whopping 33/1 shot last week, has now been propelled into the frame at just 4/1. The Englishman led the Clarets to an ultra-impressive 7th last season and thus Europa League qualification, but the club have struggled for form this term, although Dyche has just steered his troops three points clear of the relegation zone after recording three wins on the spin.
Another name in the frame is the now unemployed Wagner, who has been linked with Leicester in the past. The German-American left his post earlier this week, and is now down at 4/1 to make an instant return to the Premier League dugout. Meanwhile, former frontrunner Rafa Benitez is now out at 20/1, alongside Sam Allardyce.
