Oliver Glasner will leave Crystal Palace at the end of the season

ballervisions 2026年1月16日

Oliver Glasner has confirmed he will leave Crystal Palace at the end of the season, amid interest from Manchester United.

The 51-year-old, who led Palace to their first major trophy in the FA Cup last season, announced at a press conference that he will leave the club at the end of his contract, as he informed club chairman Steve Parish in October.

The Independent reported that Glasner was Manchester United’s main target to replace Ruben Amorim permanently, with former United midfielder Michael Carrick stepping in following the manager’s mid-season sacking.

Palace are without a win in eight games in all competitions and were knocked out of the FA Cup by Macclesfield last weekend. The club’s captain, Marc Guehi, will join Manchester City this month. Glasner also confirmed that Guehi will not play this weekend as he completes his move to the Etihad.

When asked about his future, Glasner confirmed: “The decision was made months ago, I had a meeting with Steve. [Parish] in October, international break. We talked for a long time, I told him that I will not sign a new contract.

“We agreed at the time that it was best to keep it between us. It’s best if we can do that and keep it a secret for three months. But now it’s important to be clear, and we’ve had a very busy schedule so we don’t want to talk about it. Steve and I want the best for Crystal Palace.”

Austrian manager Glasner masterminded Palace’s run to the FA Cup and victory over Manchester City but cut a frustrated figure in the summer as Palace sold Wembley hero Eberechi Eze to Arsenal and Guehi was linked with Liverpool.

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Glasner said he had told his players he would be leaving ahead of the club’s trip to Sunderland in the Premier League this weekend and promised he would try to bring another trophy to Selhurst Park before he left. Earlier on Friday, the Eagles were drawn against HSK Zrinjski Mostar of Bosnia-Herzegovina in the Europa Conference League qualifying round.

“I told Steve [Parish] I’m looking for a new challenge,” said Glasner. “I told him in October, it has nothing to do with the transfer window. I hate it when something is written or said that is not true, and it was very difficult for me not to respond. We have a good relationship, and we always talk about what is best for Crystal Palace.

“I have not spoken to another team, I have told the players that and I promised them today that I will give everything I can to give the best season in the history of Crystal Palace, the best points in history.

“We are four points better than we were at this stage of the season and we will do everything to bring another trophy back to Selhurst Park.

“We had the Conference League draw today, we will play Zrinjski Mostar from Bosnia in the play-offs and I have looked at the draw tree, it will be very exciting for us to play in our division. I will do everything to help bring the trophy back to Selhurst Park.”