Martin O'Neill looks like he is set to take over at Leicester City with William Hill suspending betting after the current Irish manager was backed into 1/4.
As reported by the Irish Independent, O'Neill was 10-1 as recently as this morning but after a flood of four figure bets the bookmaker was forced to close the market.
He's now 1-4 with Ladbrokes as well and 1-2 with Paddy Power.
Martin O'Neill is now as short as 1/4 to be the next Leicester City manager... http://t.co/aUL0kxk7Ww #LCFC pic.twitter.com/fPKJSIpeKP
— Ladbrokes (@Ladbrokes) July 10, 2015
A spokesperson for William Hill told the Independent:
There are some people out there who seem convinced that O’Neill is very close to getting the job if he hasn’t accepted the role already.
This could be a huge day for Irish football. Who will take over if O'Neill leaves? You'd imagine Keane will become interim manager until the end of the qualification campaign at the very least?
O'Neill was of course in charge of Leicester previously, from 1995-2000 and one would wonder how his return will be greeted by the fans.
