A new era for Newcastle United is already underway with the club among the richest in world sport.
The Magpies are still winless after ten Premier League games after they were thwarted by Chelsea at the weekend.
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And while plotting long-term objectives is key, the focus has to be on picking up results in the immediate future.
It was announced last month that Steve Bruce has left his role by mutual consent, with the manager saying: “I am grateful to everyone connected with Newcastle United for the opportunity to manage this unique football club.
“I would like to thank my coaching team, the players and the support staff in particular for all their hard work. There have been highs and lows, but they have given everything even in difficult moments and should be proud of their efforts.
“This is a club with incredible support, and I hope the new owners can take it forward to where we all want it to be. I wish everyone the very best of luck for the rest of this season and beyond.”
A host of names are being talked about as potential replacements for Bruce, with one name in particular suddenly leading the way in terms of the bookies’ favourite.
Former Arsenal boss and current Villarreal coach, Unai Emery is now the well-backed favourite for the huge vacant role, with plenty of experience with beating Premier League sides.
The Spanish manager is said to be in talks with Newcastle while the La Liga side would receive compensation for the move, if it goes ahead.
Newcastle have had Graeme Jones as interim manager since the sacking of Bruce and they are looking at getting their permanent replacement in before the Brighton match at the weekend.
Lucien Favre’s name has also been thrown in the ring since before Bruce left but has some interesting management techniques.
Eddie Howe, Frank Lampard and Roberto Martinez are also in the list.
Ex-Chelsea and Inter Milan boss Antonio Conte, a Premier League and Serie A title winner, is now an outsider at 40/1 despite being heavily linked with the job in recent weeks.
Former Arsenal boss and current Villarreal coach Unai Emery, who steered the Yellow Submarine to a Europa League triumph last season, is also among the bookies’ names at 12/1.
Here’s the list of the top candidates in full, according to SkyBet. Odds correct at time of writing on Tuesday, November 2.
Unai Emery 4/9
Eddie Howe 8/1
Lucien Favre 12/1
Roberto Martinez 12/1
Paulo Fonseca 16/1
Rafael Benitez 16/1
Frank Lampard 20/1
Nuno Espirito Santo 20/1
Erik ten Hag 25/1
Steven Gerrard 25/1
Graeme Jones 28/1
John Terry 33/1
Leonardo Jardim 33/1
Antonio Conte 40/1
Jose Mourinho 40/1
Trevor Sinclair recently told talkSPORT that he believed Roberto Mancini was the perfect fit for the job as he oversaw a rebuilding project shortly after Man City were taken over.
While he’s a longshot with the bookies, former Manchester City winger Trevor Sinclair believes Italy boss Roberto Mancini would be the perfect manager to guide Newcastle into the new era.
“I think you need a manager who has done this before,” Sinclair told talkSPORT. “And the first name which springs to mind for me is Roberto Mancini.
“But I don’t know whether it’s too soon with his reign with Italy and whether he would walk away from that.
“He’s done it at Man City, you’ve got to bring in big players to set new players, Mancini would be the ideal man to do it, he’s still young enough to do it.
“They would be wise to look at the Man City model and the way they’ve done it, because they’ve been so successful. Take away the Champions League and they’ve won everything.”
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