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English Premier News :: Frank Rijkaard favourite to land Chelsea job

Posted on 2008-05-26 by Gooner

Frank Rijkaard is the early favourite at bet365 to become the new Chelsea boss after Avram Grant was sacked by owner Roman Abramovich.

After months and months of speculation, Chelsea announced that they had terminated Grant's contract - and Rijkaard, who recently left Barcelona, is now the 15/8 favourite to fill the hot seat.

bet365 spokesman Steve Freeth "The inevitable has happened and all the odds on quotes about Avram Grant going were spot on. Rijkaard has been linked with the jobs for months and he's currently top of our list at 15/8."

Roberto Mancini, who recently guided Inter Milan to the Serie A title is next in bet365's market at 3/1, while Guus Hiddink has drifted to 5/1 from an initial 7/2.

Sven-Goran Eriksson, who held talks with Chelsea when he was England boss, is 5/1 despite still being in place at Manchester City.

You can get 14/1 about a return for Jose Mourinho, who left Stamford Bridge back in September. That's the same price as another Chelsea favourite, former striker Gianfranco Zola.

Sourced From : Gooners Football Blog

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