Next Chelsea Manager: Nagelsmann 5/1 to replace Pochettino

• Pochettino could leave in the summer

• Nagelsmann 5/16.00 favourite for Bridge job

• De Zerbi, Amorim and Mourinho also contenders

Julian Nagelsmann is the 5/16.00 favourite on the Betfair Sportsbook to replace Mauricio Pochettino as Chelsea's next manager after it was reported that the Argentinian could leave in the summer.

The Blues are 11th in the Premier League with 12 matches to play and the owners' decision on Pochettino could come down to whether or not they qualify for European football next season.

Teams	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	PTS	xGF	xGA	xGD	EXP	FCST
1 Arsenal	38	26	7	5	71	27	85	0	0	0
2 Man City	38	23	9	6	77	35	78	0	0	0
3 Man Utd	38	20	11	7	69	50	71	0	0	0
4 Aston Villa	38	19	8	11	56	49	65	0	0	0
5 Liverpool	38	17	9	12	63	53	60	0	0	0
6 Bournemouth	38	13	18	7	58	54	57	0	0	0
7 Sunderland	38	14	12	12	42	48	54	0	0	0
8 Brighton	38	14	11	13	52	46	53	0	0	0
9 Brentford	38	14	11	13	55	52	53	0	0	0
10 Chelsea	38	14	10	14	58	52	52	0	0	0
11 Fulham	38	15	7	16	47	51	52	0	0	0
12 Newcastle	38	14	7	17	53	55	49	0	0	0
13 Everton	38	13	10	15	47	50	49	0	0	0
14 Leeds	38	11	14	13	49	56	47	0	0	0
15 Crystal Palace	38	11	12	15	41	51	45	0	0	0
16 Nottm Forest	38	11	11	16	48	51	44	0	0	0
17 Spurs	38	10	11	17	48	57	41	0	0	0
18 West Ham	38	10	9	19	46	65	39	0	0	0
19 Burnley	38	4	10	24	38	75	22	0	0	0
20 Wolves	38	3	11	24	27	68	20	0	0	0

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They are 5.69/2 to finish in the top six and are still in the FA Cup - another potential route to Europe, although they are as long as 7.613/2 on the Exchange for Wembley glory.

Chelsea's owners were said to be alarmed by the team's failure to beat an under-strength Liverpool line-up in the EFL Cup final last month.

German could be next Chelsea manager

Nagelsmann is currently in charge of the German national team and will be their manager at this summer's Euro 2024 tournament in their home country.

He was sacked by Bayern Munich a year ago but, after their struggles under Thomas Tuchel, Nagelsmann remains an appealing candidate to top clubs.

He has been in contention for the Chelsea job before, and was mentioned in connection with Tottenham in the summer too, so bettors believe the 36-year-old will manage in the Premier League at some point. He is 14/115.00 to be Liverpool's next manager.

As the German is something of a usual suspect in the next manager markets, it could pay to look beyond him in the betting.

Brighton's highly-rated Roberto De Zerbi 13/27.50 is said to be being looked at by Chelsea, although he may be mindful of what happened when his Seagulls predecessor switched to Chelsea and was sacked after seven months.

The Stamford Bridge hierarchy are also monitoring Ruben Amorim 9/110.00, as he tries to steer Sporting Lisbon to another Portuguese title.

Amorim's countrymen Jose Mourinho is 9/110.00 to return for a third spell as Chelsea manager. He won the Premier League - twice in his first time at the Bridge and once in his second spell - but do the board really want to look to their past?

Appointing Nagelsmann, 36, or Amorim, 39, would both show that Chelsea, who have a young squad, is a club looking to the future, which is surely what their fans want.

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