Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner has announced that he will leave the club at the end of the season.
The 51-year-old opted against renewing his contract after two successful years in South London.
During his tenure, the former Eintracht Frankfurt boss led the Eagles to their first-ever major trophy by beating Manchester City 1-0 in the 2025 FA Cup final.
Glasner’s bombshell decision potentially lines him up for the vacant managerial position at Manchester United, who recently fired Ruben Amorim and installed Michael Carrick as caretaker until the end of the campaign.
Austrian eyes ‘new challenge’
“A decision has already been taken, months ago – I had a meeting with [Palace owner] Steve [Parish] in October, the international break,” Glasner said ahead of Palace’s trip to Sunderland on Saturday.
“We had a very long talk and I told him I will not sign a new contract.
“We agreed at the time it was best to keep it between us. It’s best that we could do that and keep it confidential for three months.
“I told the team today, because I think now it’s important to have clarity.
“We had a very busy schedule so that’s why we didn’t want to talk about it. Steve and I want the best for Crystal Palace.”
The Austrian added: “I told Steve I’m just looking for a new challenge. I told him in October – it’s nothing to do with the transfer window.”
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Palace remains the focus
Glasner insisted that he hasn’t decided on his next move, saying: “I haven’t spoken to any other club.
“I told the players that and promised them today I will give my best to give the best season in Crystal Palace history.
“We are now four points better off 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-off draw and I had a look at the draw tree – it’ll be quite interesting who we could play in our section.
“I will do everything to help bring a trophy back to Selhurst Park.”
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