It appears Leicester City aren't wasting any time in looking for a replacement for Claudio Ranieri, as the search for someone to fill the vacant managerial vacancy has a red-hot favourite.
A day removed from his post, bookies have mustered up odds on who would become the next permanent Leicester manager, and It looks like another Premier League title winner is favourite to land the job.
(Here's one of Ranieri's many fine moments - dilly dong!)
Former Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini is the clear favourite to succeed Ranieri who experienced a loan spell with the Foxes as a player in 2001 albeit just making the four appearances.
(Mancini arrives at Leicester City back in 2001. Will history repeat itself?)
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And though a sensational return to the club for Nigel Pearson has been rumoured - with a number of senior players apparently wanting their former boss back in charge, Leicester have made contact with Mancini about taking over.
Leicester have approached the man who guided City to their trophy in 34 years by winning the FA Cup in 2011 and following it up with the club's first league title success in 44 years, per Sky Sports.
And in the past hour, he's taken to Twitter to pay tribute to his fellow Italian while being installed as the favourite to take the position:
Needless to say, social media went into overdrive. Here are some of the best reactions:
Topics: Leicester City, Claudio Ranieri, roberto mancini, Premier League
