Michel Next Club Odds: Man Utd Favourites To Grab Girona’s Star Manager

Girona are flying high in La Liga and the best betting sites have opened a market on where their manager will end up next.

To say that Michel Sanchez is doing a superb job with the Catalan club would be an understatement. 

He led Girona to promotion from the second tier in his debut campaign at the helm, then secured a top-half finish in the top tier of Spanish football in 2022/23.

That was only the start of it. Against all odds, Michel’s side are level on points with Real Madrid at the top of the table after 19 rounds of fixtures. 

Girona could become the most surprising champions in La Liga history. At the very least, they are well positioned to qualify for the Champions League.

Unsurprisingly, Michel is earning admiring glances from elsewhere on the continent. 

Which club will he manage once he leaves Girona? Let’s take a look at the odds and contenders below.

Struggling Manchester United Top Of Betting Charts

Manchester United are the 6/4 favourites with football betting sites to appoint Michel. 

The Red Devils are enduring a difficult season and Erik ten Hag has consequently come under huge pressure, especially after Jim Ratcliffe completed his purchase of a 25 percent stake in the club.

Ten Hag’s side have regressed since last season and the manager could pay the ultimate price at the end of the campaign, if not before. 

Ratcliffe’s INEOS group have been given full control of football operations at Old Trafford and a few more adverse results could see the new part-owner turn against Ten Hag.

However, we are now getting to the stage where prospective managers may no longer consider United to be a desirable destination. 

Michel will at least want to keep his options open for now.

Newcastle Or Chelsea Could Offer English Alternative

Manchester United are unlikely to be the only club interested in Michel.

Newcastle United are the second-favourites at 2/1 amid reports that they could soon be on the lookout for a new head coach after a poor run of form.

Eddie Howe is safe for now but a defeat by arch-rivals Sunderland in the FA Cup this weekend would put him in a vulnerable position. 

Moreover, a report by the Daily Mail states that Michel is very much on Newcastle’s radar.

Chelsea are available at longer odds of 7/1. Mauricio Pochettino was appointed with the long term in mind, but every manager is judged on results and the Blues’ have been mixed at best in 2023/24. 

However, it is still hard to imagine Pochettino not being in charge at Stamford Bridge at the beginning of next term.

La Liga Big Boys Forced To Take Notice Of Girona

Girona’s first half of the season was nothing short of magnificent. A club that finished 10th in 2022/23 is on course to amass 96 points this time around. 

At the time of writing Michel’s men are 10 points clear of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid in fourth and third respectively. Both clubs are seen as contenders for the 48-year-old’s signature. 

Atletico Madrid are priced at 4/1. Diego Simeone has been in charge of the club from the capital since December 2011 and he recently extended his contract to 2027. 

For that reason, it is hard to see Michel joining Atletico any time soon.

Not everyone at Barcelona is satisfied with the job Xavi Hernandez is doing, despite his indisputable status as a club legend. 

The Blaugrana can be backed at 5/1 with betting apps to appoint Michel next.

Manchester City Have Connections With Michel’s Current Employers

Girona are part of the City Football Group, so it is somewhat surprising that Man City are only 10/1 outsiders in this market on new betting sites. 

Of course, no one at the Etihad Stadium will be pushing Pep Guardiola out before he is ready to leave, but the Catalan is likely to depart the club in 2025.

Michel will probably be a leading contender to replace him, provided he is still at Girona at that point. 

That is far from impossible, especially if he wants to lead the club in the Champions League next season.

Other candidates include Serie A duo Roma (8/1) and Napoli (12/1). Either side would do well to entice Michel, who would pretty much have his pick of the top jobs in Europe were he to lead Girona to La Liga glory.

* Reminder: These are hypothetical odds provided by industry experts.