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Paul Clarke

Next Chelsea manager: Who Frank Lampard is competing with as Rafael Benitez leaves Newcastle

Who will be the next Chelsea manager?

That's the questions all Blues fans want answered.

Chelsea are deep in the middle of a summer of huge change after it was announced that Maurizio Sarri had left the club for Juventus.

Sarri won the Europa League, guided the club to third place in the Premier League and made the Carabao Cup final in his first and only season in charge at Stamford Bridge.

The Italian manager struggled to control the dressing room and didn't utilise as many young players as the club's fans would have liked during the campaign just gone.

Now he is the boss at Juventus ahead of next season and it leaves Chelsea having to make a key change at the top, with the Blues already losing their star player Eden Hazard to Real Madrid earlier this month.

There is one clear favourite to become the next Chelsea manager, with reports claiming that an old face in Frank Lampard will be returning to Stamford Bridge next season.

Lampard is reportedly first choice for the role after leading Derby county to the Championship play-off final in his first year in management.

However, names such as Rafa Benitez and Jose Mourinho are also mentioned for the role.

And with Benitez leaving the Magpies this summer, could he make a shock return to Stamford Bridge?

We take a look at the latest odds on the next permanent Blues boss.

Next Chelsea manager odds (Betfair)

Frank Lampard: 1/14

Mikel Arteta: 10/3

Patrick Vieira: 5/1

Didier Deschamps: 7/1

Thomas Tuchel: 10/1

Rafa Benitez: 12/1

Carlo Ancelotti: 16/1

Jose Mourinho: 16/1

Nuno Espirito Santo: 16/1

Max Allegri: 20/1

Laurent Blanc: 33/1

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