Glasner ahead of Palace’s match at Newcastle
Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner says “it makes no sense” for him to discuss links to the vacant Manchester United job.
Glasner has been suggested as a potential replacement for Ruben Amorim after United sacked him on Monday, but the Austrian batted away questions about being a contender for the job at Old Trafford.
Glasner has transformed Palace since taking over in February 2024, first guiding them away from the threat of relegation that season and then leading them to their first-ever major trophy by winning the FA Cup last May.
The 2024-25 season also saw Palace win a club-record 53 points in the Premier League, before defeating Liverpool in a penalty shootout in the Community Shield in August, all as part of a 19-game club-record unbeaten run in all competitions.
Glasner, though, is out of contract in the summer and has repeatedly referenced Palace’s hectic schedule as a reason why he has not held talks with chairman Steve Parish over whether or not he will stay beyond that deal.
“I’m not allowed to bet, I don’t look at it,” Glasner said in his press conference before Palace’s Premier League match with Aston Villa on Wednesday evening. “I also can’t give insider information.
“I’m Crystal Palace manager. It makes no sense and it’s a waste of time for you to ask me any more questions on it.
“You can sign a new contract. Managers in the Premier League did this last year, they aren’t the manager anymore. We can win trophies, you aren’t the manager there anymore. The length of a contract doesn’t mean anything.”
Glasner said he would hold contract talks with Palace after Saturday’s FA Cup third-round tie against Macclesfield, and expected to reach a decision.
“Everyone gets three days off after Macclesfield and then we have four regular weeks (without a midweek game). In these weeks we will intensify the talks and I expect then to find the final decision,” he said.
Parish told The Athletic during an interview last month that it was a “difficult time to sit down and talk” regarding Glasner’s contract.
Parish told The Athletic it has been a difficult time to resolve Glasner’s contract situationShaun Botterill/Getty Images
“We’re in the muck and bullets of the season,” Parish said. “There’s no doubt that I’m sure he wants to see if it’s a place he wants to be at and if the circumstances are right for him.
“I know people want him to stay desperately and I want him to stay desperately. We hope we get the outcome we want, but we plan for everything else as well.”
Meanwhile, Glasner said he could not be sure whether captain Marc Guehi will remain at Palace until the summer, when the England centre-back is also out of contract.
As The Athletic reported earlier on Tuesday, Guehi has been the subject of interest from Manchester City in this transfer window after a move to Liverpool broke down late on summer deadline day. Glasner, who previously stated the 25-year-old would stay, said on Tuesday he “does not know” what will happen this month.
Guehi’s centre-back partner Chris Richards is expected to be available to face Villa as an option off the bench. The USMNT international has been absent since being taken off with a foot injury during Palace’s penalty shootout defeat by Arsenal in December’s Carabao Cup tie.
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