LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — After Crystal Palace’s win Europe’s first trophy In his final game as coach, Oliver Glassner will have to address an issue he’s been avoiding.
his future.
After Glasner left Palace as their most successful manager, win the FA Cup Last season, they defeated Rayo Vallecano 1-0 in the conference league final on Wednesday.
Glasner Speaking to Palace co-owner Steve Parrish. In October, he announced that he would not extend his contract even though it expires at the end of this season. Still, after Wednesday’s final, he said he had not spoken to any other clubs.
“I canceled everything that was going on. I didn’t have the energy or the desire to think about it or talk to anyone at the other clubs or say anything about it. I just felt an obligation to focus 100% on the players who deserve Oliver Glassner 100%,” he said.
“In football, everything I say today will be wrong tomorrow. So all I know for sure is that I’m going to celebrate with the players, have a couple of beers and go back to London tomorrow.”
Glassner’s options appear to have narrowed since he announced his retirement plans in January. At the time, he was linked with Manchester United, who had just appointed Michael Carrick as interim manager after the sacking of Ruben Amorim. But now Carrick United’s permanent coach With a 2 year contract.
According to reports in the German media, the 51-year-old Austrian could be an option for Bayer Leverkusen if the German team chooses to leave coach Kasper Hulmand, who finished sixth in the Bundesliga and missed out on Champions League qualification. That could potentially mean a return to Palace at some point, as both teams are in next season’s Europa League.
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