Southampton next manager odds: Ruben Selles favourite after Jesse Marsch contract breakdown, Rooney and Lampard 14-1
RUBEN SELLES is frontrunner for the Southampton job.
That's according to bookmakers Betfair, who've updated their betting markets following a break down in talks with Jesse Marsch.
Marsch, 49, was available at 1-4 to swap Elland Road for St Mary's Stadium earlier this week.
But he's now drifted markedly to 5-1.
Reports claim negotiations broke down over the length of any proposed contract, with the American wanting longer than the short-term deal Saints wanted to offer.
First-team coach Ruben Selles will continue to take first-team training and lead Saturday's clash against Chelsea.
As a result, Selles, 39, has now been installed as odds-on 4-6 favourite to get the position on a full-time basis.
But a tough job awaits with Chelsea, relegation rivals Leeds, Leicester and Manchester United coming up over the next four fixtures.
Marsch is still 5/1 with his experience working in the Red Bull system 'appealing' to Southampton with regards to pressing style and system.
Elsewhere Steven Gerrard is next in the betting market at 10-1 to return to management having been sacked by Aston Villa.
Ralph Hasenhuttl is 12-1 to make a sensational return to St Mary’s.
The Austrian was only sacked by the club in November after a four-season spell, but the decision wasn't entirely popular and he might be welcomed back with open arms.
Jones, 49, left Southampton as their shortest-serving boss in the Premier League era having lost nine of 14 matches after taking the job on 10 November.
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