Chelsea’s Thomas Tuchel has come in from 40/1 to as short as 4/1 with one bookmaker in the next manager to leave market.
There have been all sorts of rumours circling Chelsea today after it was announced owner Roman Abramovich has been sanctioned by the UK government in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, putting the brakes on his attempts to sell the club.
The club cannot now sell any more tickets to matches, while they are also unable to buy or sell players and offer new contracts. This means new deals can’t be negotiated for defensive trio Antonio Rudiger, Cesar Azpilicueta and Andreas Christensen – all out of contract this summer.
All of this has brought into question the future of Tuchel, who only took over at Stamford Bridge in January 2021 before taking the Blues to the Champions League title last May.
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No other manager is shorter than 4/1 with any bookmaker in the next Premier League manager to leave market, but his best price of 25/1 does put him behind a few others in the list.
Antonio Conte is a best price 8/1 after Spurs’ recent indifferent form, while Brendan Rodgers is back out to 9/1 and Roy Hodgson best price 10/1 despite only taking over at Watford in January.
The Premier League has confirmed that Chelsea’s match against Norwich at Carrow Road tonight will go ahead. A statement said that the government has issued an initial licence enabling Chelsea to keep training, play its fixtures and fulfil its obligations for the rest of the season.
It added that the League will now work with the club and the government to ensure the season will proceed as planned and in line with the government’s intention.
Chelsea are currently third in the Premier League table with 53 points from 26 matches, 16 points behind league leaders Manchester City and with a six point buffer on the closest side to the top four in Manchester United.
