As Crystal Palace embark on a seriously exciting period under Oliver Glasner, there remains widespread uncertainty at Selhurst Park.
It is now a well documented fact that the Austrian sees his contract expire in June, where he could walk out of the door with Marc Guehi – who also sees his deal end in June and has no plans to extend.
There remains some hope within the fanbase that Oliver Glasner will stay with Crystal Palace – although BBC Sport sources have now poured cold water on that optimism.
Chances of Oliver Glasner staying at Crystal Palace are slim
The BBC have spoken to sources close to Crystal Palace, and it has been relayed that many feel the chances of the 51-year-old staying in SE25 beyond June 2026 are slim.
It is said that the lack of proactive transfer dealings over the summer was “taken as a sign” by Glasner – who Manchester United like – that he and Crystal Palace are not on the same page in terms of ambitions.
The man born in Salzburg appears to feel Steve Parish is content to simply keep Crystal Palace floating around the middle of the Premier League, instead of trying to smash through the glass ceiling and become regulars in European football.
Therefore, fans should try their best to enjoy this 2025/26 campaign, under a man who is arguably the best coach in the history of Crystal Palace.
Simon Jordan thinks Steve Cooper could replace Oliver Glasner
Parish has interviewed Steve Cooper in the past, and with the Welshman now at Brondby – partially owned by David Blitzer – Simon Jordan has a theory.
The former Crystal Palace chairman told talkSPORT: “There was an interest in Cooper at Palace two or three years ago. Glasner is not going to be at Palace in a year’s time (laughing) – as much as I may want him to be. He’s not gonna be at Palace. He’s got a year left. I’d be gobsmacked. I hope he is and I hope I’m wrong. But given the fact he’s barely been backed, given the fact it’s going to be very difficult for him to replicate what he achieved last year, it is a distinct possibility he’s going to be on his way from Palace.
“Given the fact that Cooper was liked by Palace, it wouldn’t be beyond the wit of man to put him into Brondby, get Brondby going for a year and then move him out of Brondby into Palace, because Blitzer is the intellectual capital behind both.”
Hiring Cooper to replace Glasner would be a significant downgrade – with all due respect to the man from Pontypridd – and Parish risks fierce backlash from supporters if he fails to build on the Austrian’s excellent work.
