Next Rangers Manager: Betting suspended with Phillipe Clement backed to get job

• Betting suspended with Belgian odds-on

• Phillipe Clement was 4/61.67 favourite

• Muscat may still be contender at 7/24.50

Betting suspended with Clement odds-on

Phillipe Clement was odds-on to be Rangers' next manager before betting was suspended amid reports that the appointment was imminent.

Ovenight the Belgian became the favourite on the Betfair Sportsbook and he continued to receive support in the market through Tuesday morning.

On Tuesday afternoon betting was suspended, suggesting that Clement will take over as the new Gers boss.

He faces a tough task with Rangers seven points off arch-rivals Celtic at the top of the Scottish Premiership.

Their next match will at home to Hibernian on Saturday 21 October. The activity on Betfair today indicates that will be the first fixture of the Clement era on the blue side of Glasgow.

Belgian odds-on for Ibrox job

Phillipe Clement went odds-on at 4/61.67 to be the next Rangers manager in the clearest sign yet that the Ibrox board are close to making an appointment.

There has been intense speculation about who might get the job ever since Michael Beale was sacked nine days ago.

Clement, who is Belgian and was most recently employed a head coach of Monaco, is said to be one of two remaining contenders for the position. You can find out more about the 49-year-old's career in this morning's earlier post.

The other is Kevin Muscat, who has been around the top of the market since it opened, and is currently 7/24.50 on the Betfair Sportsbook.

Clement backed for Ibrox gig

Former Monaco boss Phillipe Clement has emerged overnight as the new favourite to take over the vacant position at Rangers, priced at 11/102.11.

Only yesterday, it looked as if the newly-departed John Eustace was set for the role, with ex England-star Wayne Rooney looking set for the Birmingham job, in which Eustace vacated.

However, Eustace is now the second favourite at 9/43.25 having been overtaken by Clement at the top of the betting.

Clement is a former Beligan footballer, who did ply part of his trader in England with Coventry City in 1998-99, though is most well-known for his stint as both a player and then manager at Club Brugge.

He spent 18 months at Monaco most recently, finishing sixth last season before facing the sack in the Summer.

Kevin Muscat is now 7/24.50 whilst early favourite Frank Lampard has drifted all the way to 16/117.00.

Ralph Hassenhuttl, Neil Warnock and Ruud Van Nistelrooy are all 25/126.00 in the market.

Eustace is new Rangers favourite

John Eustace is 13/82.63 favourite to become the next Rangers manager after he was sacked by Birmingham City.

The Championship club are sixth in the table after Friday's 3-1 win over West Bromwich Albion but decided to part company with the 43-year-old after 15 months in charge.

Wayne Rooney, who has left MLS club DC United, is reported to be in line to take over at St Andrews.

He left Derby County in 2022 after a first managerial role in the most trying circumstances, as the club suffered financial hardship, a massive points deduction and relegation.

Eustace has spoken to Rangers about the vacancy at Ibrox and now leads the market from ex-Monaco coach Phillipe Clement 5/23.50 and previous favourites Kevin Muscat 11/43.75 and Frank Lampard 11/26.50.

Lampard 6/4 favourite to be Rangers manager

Frank Lampard is the 6/42.50 favourite to become Rangers' next manager amid reports that he is on the club''s final shortlist of candidates to succeed Michael Beale.

The ex-Chelsea manager has been interviewed by the Ibrox board and impressed enough to go forward to their whittled-down list of potential appointees.

Ex-Gers player Kevin Muscat 7/24.50, who is currently manager of Japanese club Yokohama F. Marinos in Australia, has also been interviewed and remains a contender.

Interim boss Steven Davis' hopes of getting the job on a permanent basis took a blow when Rangers lost 2-1 to Cypriot side Aris in the Europa League on Thursday night.

Next up for the Glasgow giants is a trip to St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday.

Lampard 3/1 and open to talks

Frank Lampard was the big mover in the Betfair Sportsbook market on the next Chelsea manager on Tuesday as the ex-Chelsea boss shortened from 12/113.00 to 3/14.00.

AZ Akmaar's Pascal Jansen is the 2/13.00 favourite to succeed Michael Beale who wa sacked by the Ibrox club on Sunday.

But Lampard has momentum in the market and would be a big name appointment. He was reported to be open to an approach from Rangers.

He last worked as Chelsea's interim manager from April to the end of last season. Prior to that he had an unsuccessful 12 month tenure at Everton and left the club close to relegation.

If appointed, Rangers fans would hope Lampard could emulate his former-England team-mate Steven Gerrard and bring the good times back to Ibrox.

Some would look at his record in the Premier League, however, and worry that he had the qualities to get Rangers playing to standard where they could compete with Brendan Rodgers' Celtic.

Alkmaar boss new favourite

Pascal Jansen made an extraordinary entry into the Betfair Sportsbook's next Rangers manager market on Monday afternoon and immediately became the favourite.

The AZ Alkmaar boss, 50, went in at 2/13.00 favourite for the Ibrox hotseat before drifing to 5/23.50.

At his current price, Jansen is still the joint-favourite with Kevin Muscat who was leading the betting ahead of Graham Potter this morning.

Jansen has been in charge of the Eredivisie side since 2020 and was quoted today as being keen on talks with the Scottish giants.

His side are currently second in the Dutch top flight after seven games.

Michael Beale was sacked by Rangers after 10 months in charge on Sunday following a 3-1 defeat to Aberdeen.

Rangers' next match is away to Aris Limassol of Cyprus in the Europa League on Thursday.

Muscat and Potter are frontrunners

Ex-Rangers player Kevin Muscat 5/23.50 is the favourite to become their next manager but Graham Potter is not far behind at 4/15.00 in the Betfair Sportsbook market.

Australian Muscat is currently in charge of Yokohama while Potter has not worked since leaving Chelsea in the spring.

Appointing the ex-Brighton manager would be a coup for the Scottish club who sacked Michael Beale on Sunday after their defeat to Aberdeen.

Rangers are third in the Scottish Premiership, seven points behind leaders Celtic and [4.4] on the Betfair Exchange to win the league.

Marsch and Warnock in the Ibrox betting mix

For different reasons, the sight of Jesse Marsch and Neil Warnock prominent in the Sportsbook market is unlikely to cheer up Rangers fans.

Marsch 7/18.00 was an unpopular figure during his ill-fated reign at Leeds United while Warnock 7/18.00 is 74 and would be seen as a caretaker appointment if he were to swap the golf course for Glasgow.

Kjetil Knutsen 8/19.00 has impressed as manager of Norweigan club Bodo Glimt and been linked with a few UK roles. He would be an interesting option if Rangers go for somebody who is yet to manage on these shores.

Marcelo Bielsa 17/29.50 and Ralph Hasenhuttl 10/111.00 would be excellent appointments but whether Rangers can tempt them is another matter.

Derek McInnes 10/111.00 knows all about the Scottish Premiership, as manager of Kilmarnock and, for eight years prior to that, at Aberdeen.

Ex-Rangers player Gennaro Gattuso, who has managed in Serie A, is 12/113.00 and could be counted on to get the players fired up.