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Sarah Clapson

Nottingham Forest boss Sabri Lamouchi surprisingly ranked same as Gareth Southgate for this top Premier League job

First he was said to be on the radar of Wolverhampton Wanderers, should they be in the market for a new manager.

Then he was among the bookies’ front-runners for the vacant Watford job.

And now Nottingham Forest head coach Sabri Lamouchi has been included in the odds to be the next Arsenal manager - albeit as a rank outsider.

With the Gunners said to be keen on Massimiliano Allegri, and the likes of Brendan Rodgers, Patrick Vieira and Carlo Ancelotti all linked with the Emirates hotseat, it’s highly unlikely Lamouchi is actually in the running for the post.

But, incredibly, he has the exact same odds as England boss Gareth Southgate to replace the sacked Unai Emery - at 80/1 with SkyBet.

Former Arsenal chief Unai Emery (David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

Southgate led the Three Lions to the World Cup semi-finals last year, while Lamouchi has been at the City Ground helm for little more than five months, overseeing a charge to fourth place in the table.

Emery was axed by the Premier League side after 18 months in the post, with Arsenal sat eighth in the table. Former midfielder Freddie Ljungberg has been placed in temporary charge.

It was reported in the Sun on Sunday that should the Gunners turn to Nuno Espirito Santo, Wolves could in turn look to Lamouchi as being a potential replacement at Molineux.

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