Sky Bet have installed Jose Mourinho as 4/7 favourite to be the next permanent manager of Valencia after Spanish reports linked him with the job on Monday.
Valencia parted company with coach Quique Sanchez Flores at the weekend following their 3-0 Primera Liga defeat at Sevilla.
Reserve-team coach Oscar Fernandez was put in temporary charge of the team but Sky Bet reckon it's an odds-on chance that former Chelsea boss Mourinho gets the job full-time.
Sky Bet's football compiler Dave Sykes said: "This is a great job opportunity for Mourinho, who is reportedly eager to get back into management.
"Valencia have genuine title and cup credentials and with few similar opportunities for him here in England, it seems perfect timing for him."
The 'Special One' dominates Sky Bet's market and if the prices prove spot on then there's the intriguing possibility of a swift return to Stamford Bridge as Valencia meet Chelsea in the Champions League on December 11.
Also in the frame are Fabio Capello at 5/1 and it's 12/1 about caretaker boss Fernandez.
Martin Jol is 14/1 for a rapid return to management following his Spurs exit and it's 16/1 bar.
One man who has ruled himself out of the running though is Italy's World-Cup winning coach Marcello Lippie, available at 5/1.
He said: "I don't know where these reports have come from. I haven't spoken to anyone at Valencia and I have never said I would be interested in moving there."
Sources in Italy claim the veteran coach, who has been out of work since guiding Italy to their fourth World Cup success in Germany last summer, is ready to end his sabbatical by moving to Spain's east coast.
But Lippi denies this and admits he is in no rush to return to coaching.
"At the moment I am only thinking about spending more time in Italy with my family. There will come a time when I will return to work, but right now I am in no hurry," he explained.
Lippi also refused to rule out working in England in future, but reiterated that such a move would be impossible at this stage because of his limited language ability.
"I have not said that I wouldn't work in England one day. English football is great, but it would be almost impossible for me at this stage, because I don't speak the language," he said.
Lippi has been linked with moves to Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham in the past, but said he has not received any concrete offers to work in the Premier League.
"I haven't received any offers, but even if I did it would be pointless because of the language barrier," he added.
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