Wednesday 15 April 2015 17:37, UK
Sky Bet have reported a surge of betting on Jurgen Klopp to be the next Manchester City manager after he confirmed he is leaving Borussia Dortmund.
The future of current City manager Manuel Pellegrini has attracted speculation following his side’s disappointing Premier League title defence, with the champions 12 points behind leaders Chelsea after Sunday’s 4-2 defeat to Manchester United.
Klopp has endured his own problems this season as Dortmund have won just nine of their 28 games in the Bundesliga, leaving them tenth in the table, although they did reach the German Cup final last week.
At a press conference on Wednesday, Klopp confirmed he will leave the German giants at the end of the season.
When the club announced that they would be holding a press conference on Wednesday morning, Sky Bet reported a run of bets on Klopp to be the next Manchester City manager, prompting them to cut his odds from 11/10 to 8/11 by mid-afternoon.
Sky Bet’s Chris Spicer said: “We opened up betting on the next Manchester City manager on Sunday with Carlo Ancelotti considered a soft favourite amid suggestions that the Italian’s days at Real Madrid are numbered.
“However, we now have a clear favourite with Klopp attracting all the recent money, prompting us to constantly cut his price. We also priced up the chances of Pellegrini staying at City but all the interest has been in his time to come to an end this summer, with odds on remaining now out to 7/2.”
