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Real Madrid have emerged as the early favourites to next appoint Mauricio Pochettino as manager, after he was sacked by Paris Saint-Germain.
PSG confirmed Pochettino's departure on Tuesday despite guiding the club to the Ligue 1 title, as the French giants confirmed he would be replaced by Christophe Galtier.
He might not have been able to end the club's wait for their first Champions League trophy, but Betfair have the current European champions Real Madrid as 6/4 favourites to be the 50-year-old's next destination.
Real Madrid are favourites to be Mauricio Pochettino's next club following his PSG departure
A host of English sides including former club Tottenham are also high up the bookies' odds
A host of English sides are also in contention according to the bookmakers, including former club Tottenham, Manchester United and Newcastle.
Pochettino was sacked by Tottenham in November 2019, just months after he guided them to a losing Champions League final effort against Liverpool.
After a number of frustrating seasons, it was only last campaign, under Antonio Conte, that Spurs have been able to turn their fortunes around and return to the Champions League with a top-four finish.
Spurs though are