Next Newcastle manager odds: Eddie Howe FAVOURITE as Unai Emery rejects job, Nuno Espirito Santo, Paulo Fonseca and Rafa Benitez also in contention

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.

Bruce has left his role as manager which means a new face could be installed before long

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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.”

The new ownership have pulled the plug on the 60-year-old

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.

Eddie Howe is now evens to take the job at St James’ Park after being out of work for 18 months since leaving Bournemouth in 2019.

Former Arsenal boss and current Villarreal coach, Unai Emery had been favourite for the role and addressed the interest on Tuesday night, saying: “Newcastle have shown an interest but I’ve been thinking about the game all day.

“There’s no offer. The offer would have to be via the club. I am focused on Villarreal. No more than that. Preparing for Sunday’s game at Villarreal.”

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.

Paulo Fonseca, Nuno Espirito Santo, Frank Lampard and Roberto Martinez are also in the list.

Lampard, who has been out of a job for 10 months, is among the bookies’ favourites

Here’s the list of the top candidates in full, according to SkyBet. Odds correct at time of writing on Wednesday, November 3.

Eddie Howe – 8/11

Roberto Martinez – 8/1

Paulo Fonseca – 8/1

Rafael Benitez – 14/1

John Terry – 18/1

Lucien Favre – 20/1

Nuno Espirito Santo – 20/1

Frank Lampard – 25/1

Graeme Jones – 28/1

Erik ten Hag – 33/1

Roberto Mancini – 33/1

Steven Gerrard – 33/1

Jose Mourinho – 40/1

Leonardo Jardim – 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.

Italy boss Mancini has been tipped as a the ideal man to spearhead the new era on Tyneside

“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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