Oliver Glasner has confirmed that he’s leaving Crystal Palace on the finish of the season, but he might nonetheless stay within the Premier League.
The Austrian confirmed at his pre-match press convention forward of the Eagles taking up Sunderland that he could be departing south London.
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On the identical time, he additionally confirmed that Marc Guehi was going to go away.
talkSPORT understands that the England worldwide is ready to hitch Manchester Metropolis in a deal value near £30million.
It consists of £20m, plus add-ons, and Guehi is ready to earn round £300,000 per week.
On his departure, Glasner confirmed he informed Steve Parish in October that he would not be signing a brand new deal, along with his present contract to run out on the finish of this season.
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And in a bombshell press convention, the Austrian confirmed he was leaving.
He mentioned: “A choice has already been taken, months in the past. I had a gathering with Steve in October, the worldwide break.
“We had a really lengthy speak, and I informed him I cannot signal a brand new contract. We agreed on the time it was greatest to maintain it between us.
“It’s the perfect that we might try this and maintain it confidential for 3 months.
“However now it’s necessary to have readability, and we had a really busy schedule in order that’s why we didn’t need to discuss it. Steve and I would like the perfect for Crystal Palace.”
talkSPORT understands that he selected to disclose this data now attributable to Guehi’s transfer to Metropolis being near completion.
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And with the information now on the market, he stays a significant contender to take the Manchester United job.
Ruben Amorim was sacked earlier this month after a complete breakdown behind the scenes, and Michael Carrick has been made interim till the tip of the season.
Even earlier than Amorim’s destiny was sealed, Glasner had been closely linked with the Outdated Trafford gig and was as brief as 6/1 with talkSPORT BET earlier in January to take over on the Crimson Devils.
Nonetheless, talkSPORT’s Chief Soccer Correspondent Alex Criminal does not suppose it’s minimize and dry that he takes the Man United job.
Whereas breaking the information on-air, Criminal steered that Glasner might return to Germany.
“The timing is absolutely fascinating,” Criminal mentioned.
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“He is on Manchester United’s shortlist of potential candidates. They’re searching for Premier League expertise, however will he function with Jason Wilcox and Omar Berrada calling the pictures? I’m not fully satisfied.
“Folks near Glasner have steered to me that possibly a return to Germany is more than likely.
“He’ll be in demand as a result of he is executed wonders at Crystal Palace.”
And on Glasner’s departure, Criminal mentioned: “This was at all times a worry for Crystal Palace followers.
“I reported in September that the Palace hierarchy weren’t assured that Oliver Glasner would prolong his keep past the tip of the season.
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“I believe the timing of his announcement is fascinating as a result of it got here ten minutes after we had been reporting on talkSPORT.com that Marc Guehi is on his technique to Manchester Metropolis.
“So, to lose your supervisor and your FA Cup-winning centre-back on the identical day is a large blow for Crystal Palace, and it is a by-product of the actual fact they weren’t formidable sufficient in the summertime to construct on that FA Cup success as they did not actually strengthen the squad.
“It is a disgrace for Crystal Palace as a result of off the again of a miraculous season, they misplaced their place within the Europa League due to a paperwork error.”
Glasner’s physique of labor
Whereas Amorim’s again three formation at Man United by no means fairly labored out, Glasner’s 3-4-2-1 is a tried and examined technique that has delivered two main trophies and two minor ones.
The standout achievements within the 51-year-old’s managerial profession are successful the Europa League with Eintracht Frankfurt and claiming the FA Cup with Palace.
Within the course of, he took two unfancied sides to glory and created days that their followers will always remember.
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It is laborious to overstate simply how necessary these victories in main cups had been for the Eagles and the German aspect, and what’s clear from any sport Palace play is that, tactically, they at all times know precisely what they’re doing.
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It actually feels as if Man United might do rather a lot worse than going for Glasner.
And he will likely be obtainable, whereas different contenders won’t be, so it might be a case of watch this house.
