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Former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez and Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho are in the running to succeed Andre Villas-Boas who was axed by Chelsea on Sunday.
The Blues parted company with Villas-Boas in the wake of Saturday's 1-0 defeat at West Brom, a result that extended Chelsea's recent poor run to just three victories in their last 12 matches.
Robert Di Matteo has been placed in interim charge at Stamford Bridge until the end of the season and is15/2to be Chelsea's next permanent manager while Mourinho can be backed at2/1and Benitez at4/1.
Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola, who is rumoured to be keen to leave the Camp Nou at the end of this season, is available at4/1.
Meanwhile, Chelsea have been slammed by the League Managers' Association?s chief executive Richard Bevan for sacking Villas-Boas after the Portuguese tactician had been at the club for just eight months.
Roman Abramovich is searching for his eighth manager since taking control of the club after getting rid of the likes of Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti and Luiz Felipe Scolari in the past.
"What's for sure is the club, despite unlimited wealth, haven't yet worked out how to build a successful football club," said Bevan. "Looking for what is an eighth manager in nine years is a serious embarrassment to the owner, the club, the fans and the league.
"He (Villas-Boas) was very disappointed, frustrated, saddened, but his thoughts were for the club, the fans and indeed Roberto Di Matteo, wishing him well for the rest of the season. He's obviously a man who played six years or so for the club and has got good managerial experience with West Brom in the Premier League."
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