Mark Robins is emerging as the clear favourite to become the next Stoke City manager. The 55-year-old has topped the shortlist ever since the departure of Narcis Pelach on Friday evening and is now believed to be in pole position to take on the vacancy, just under two months after ending a long stay at Coventry.

Former Coventry City boss Mark Robins is ‘close’ to being appointed as the new Stoke City manager, according to talkSPORT. Coventry made the eyebrow raising decision to part ways with Robins earlier this season and brought in Frank Lampard as his replacement.

Eight bosses have left Stoke since the start of 2018 – Mark Hughes, Paul Lambert, Gary Rowett, Nathan Jones, Michael O’Neill, Alex Neil, Steven Schumacher and Pelach – as the club has tried to arrest then tackle a slide into the bottom half of the Championship.

Stoke are understood to have spoken to both David Wagner and Mark Robins over their managerial vacancy, though Lee Carsley is not in contention for the job despite strong links to the job, sources have confirmed to us.

Stoke City have parted ways with manager Narcís Pelach, the club announced Friday evening. The Potters currently sit 19th in the Championship after picking up just five wins from their opening 23 games. “Narcís is a talented coach with huge potential," Sporting Director Jon Walters said.

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Stoke City are in advanced talks with Mark Robins and hope to name him as manager in the next 48 hours. Robins has emerged as Stoke’s No 1 target to succeed Narcís Pelach and negotiations are ongoing with the Championship club and his representatives.

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