Giggs is a former Manchester United teammate of the Stoke City boss.
Ryan Giggs is the new favourite to succeed Mark Hughes as Stoke City manager with one bookmaker.
Giggs is 7/2 to take charge at the Bet365 Stadium with Sky Bet – ahead of Republic of Ireland’s Martin O’Neill (5/1) and Zenit St Petersburg’s Roberto Mancini (7/1)
The former Manchester United player and assistant, who has no full-time management experience, was 14/1 when the market opened on Tuesday.
Burnley’s Sean Dyche was the early favourite, but has seen his odds drift from 4/1 to 8/1 since then, alongside Celtic’s Brendan Rodgers.
Hughes’ future was reported to be under consideration on Tuesday, but it is now being claimed the Welshman will remain in charge for Stoke’s FA Cup trip to Coventry City on Saturday – despite seeing his side drop into the Premier League’s bottom three.
Unemployed duo Ronald Koeman and Steve McClaren are 10/1 for the Stoke post, with Northern Ireland’s Michael O’Neill (14/1) the only other contender shorter than 16/1.
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