Next West Ham Manager Odds: Amorim Favourite To Replace David Moyes
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It's now one win in eight games for West Ham and the pressure on manager David Moyes continues to mount. A 1-1 draw with Bayer Leverkusen in their Europa League quarter-final, second leg felt like a defeat as they lost the tie 3-1 on aggregate.
Three days later, West Ham were hammered 5-2 at Crystal Palace which leaves Moyes' men in danger of missing out on Europe next season.
Immediately after West Ham celebrated their first trophy in 40 years last season, there was talk that Moyes would leave the club, but he remained in charge of this campaign.
The manner of the defeat at Palace will not have sat well with the board, who may decide the time is right to look for a new manager to take them to the next level.
The best betting sites continue to update their market on who the club’s next manager might be.
The London club have four games left to qualify for European football for a fourth successive season.
If the club do decide to make a managerial change, who are the favourites to replace the Scot? A new name has emerged as the favourite to take over at the London Stadium.
Amorim Now In Pole Position
For many weeks, Ruben Amorim has been leading the market on many football betting sites to take over from Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool.
But it seems West Ham are keen to make a move for the current Sporting Lisbon manager. The Daily Mail reported that the Portuguese has met with Hammers officials about being their new manager.
When asked about whether he would be the next West Ham manager, Amorim told reporters: "See you Saturday," when his next press conference will be for Sporting's next game.
The smile on his face when he walked past reporters at the airport suggests there might be something to it.
Reporters will once again try and get more out of the 39-year-old, who is on course to win the Portuguese league.
Potter's Odds Are Drifting
There aren't many managerial vacancies that Graham Potter is not currently linked with.
The former Brighton and Chelsea manager had been linked with the West Ham job for many months, but he has now gone from the 15/8 favourite to 4/1.
Potter has been out of football management for over a year and he should have a choice of jobs available this summer. Will West Ham be the right job for him?
The pressure to succeed won't be as great as it was at Chelsea and he might feel the squad is better than what he worked wonders with at Brighton.
Fonseca Might Be Ready For Hammers Role
Paulo Fonseca has been linked with several Premier League jobs in the past, but for now he remains at the helm of French side Lille.
He led the team to a fifth-place finish last term, and has continued that good form this season, as Lille have a chance of finishing second in Ligue 1.
Fonseca is an outside pick at 6/1 for the West Ham job. He certainly has strong credentials - the Portuguese previously won three league titles in Ukraine with Shakhtar Donetsk - and seems open to a move to England, but Fonseca might not be among West Ham’s top candidates.
Noble Knows The Hammers Very Well
Former West Ham captain Mark Noble could potentially replace Moyes on an interim basis and his odds are now 25/1 on new betting sites to be the club's next permanent manager.
If the former midfielder was given a caretaker role between now and the end of the season, and went on to do a good job, he would be well placed to be offered the job on a full-time basis.
He knows the club inside out and would have the support of the entire fan base from day one.
However, Noble does not have anything in the way of coaching experience, while the fact he is serving as West Ham’s sporting director suggests he is not especially interested in a post-playing career on the training pitch.
Steve Cooper (5/1) is another manager weighing up their options. Since his sacking as Nottingham Forest manager in December, the Welshman was linked with taking over as his country's boss.
But the Welsh FA have decided to stick with Rob Page failing failing to qualify for this summer's European Championships.
The final four games would give a new manager time to assess the squad before the summer transfer window.
Carrick And Mourinho Could Be Considered
Michael Carrick can be backed at 6/1 with UK bookmakers. After a poor start to the season, his Middlesbrough team have turned their form around but they have some work to do if they are to secure a play-off place.
Whether he would jump ship at the business end of the campaign remains to be seen, but a move in the summer could be possible for the former West Ham trainee, especially if Middlesbrough miss out on promotion.
Jose Mourinho (16/1) was seen at Fulham's league game with Liverpool which suggests he might be in the country speaking to clubs about future employment.
Having already managed three Premier League clubs - Chelsea (twice) Manchester United and Tottenham, the Portuguese boss may be finished with English football, but his sacking as Roma manager in January leaves him out of a job.
Could Still Be Tempted By Hammers Job?
For a number of months, Reims manager Will Still (10/1) has been touted as the next big thing in football management.
However, back-to-back defeats to Strasbourg and Montpellier have left Reims without a win in their last four, leaving them with a mountain to climb if they are to qualify for European football next season.
Perhaps speculation about the manager's future has affected the team, but that's what comes from being a good up-and-coming manager.
Still supported West Ham as a kid and he has gone on record to say that he dreams of managing the club one day. If things continue the way they are, he might get his chance this summer.
Corberan Remains An Outside Bet
Carlos Corberan is available at odds of 25/1 with betting apps.
The Spaniard is currently in charge of West Bromwich Albion, who are in the play-off places so a lot depends on how the Baggies finish the season.
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Bielsa Could Be Interested After Busy Summer
Marcelo Bielsa is in the mix to be Moyes' successor, if they decide to move on from the Scot.
Bielsa, who has Premier League experience of managing Leeds in the top flight, can be backed at 16/1.
He remains the Uruguay national team manager and is unlikely to leave that job so early in his tenure, not least as Copa America is coming up this summer.
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