Arsene Wenger, Antonio Conte and Mauricio Pochettino among bookies' favourites to replace Zinedine Zidane following his shock resignation

Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has emerged as the bookies' favourite to become Real Madrid manager following Zinedine Zidane's shock resignation.     

Wenger, who rejected overtures from Real Madrid during his time at Arsenal, is the leading contender to replace his compatriot at 3/1.

Antonio Conte is the second favourite at 4/1 as his Chelsea future continues to be far from certain.   

Zidane called a surprise press conference on Thursday afternoon where he revealed he has stepped down from his role as head coach after a two-and-a-half-year spell. 

Former midfielder Guti, who played for the club between 1995 and 2010, is priced at 5/1.



Guti is employed by the club as a youth coach but could be promoted to the senior team if president Florentino Perez decides to put his faith in him.   

Tottenham fans will be worried at seeing Mauricio Pochettino at just 6/1 despite the Argentine signing a new five-year deal.

Reports in Spain suggest his contract stipulates he can speak to Real Madrid or Paris Saint-Germain if they make a move to hire him but that appears to be untrue.   

Former Napoli boss Maurizio Sarri, who has been linked with Chelsea, is priced at 8/1 with SkyBet.

Zidane decided to step down just five days after leading his side to Champions League glory.

He won the last three Champions Leagues and a La Liga title during his successful reign.





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