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Brendan Rodgers backed to be next Chelsea manager if Mourinho is sacked

However, the Northern Irishman could be back in the dugout as Chelsea’s interim manager if Jose Mourinho is sacked this season.

According to the Irish daily Belfast Telegraph, Rodgers has been backed to replaced Jose Mourinho as the next Chelsea manager. The report states that Rodgers could be an effective stopgap option for Chelsea until they can find a long term replacement in the summer.

Rodgers is now 7/1 to succeed his mentor at Chelsea and should it happen it would be one of the most surprising managerial appointments in recent history.