Oliver Glasner leaving Crystal Palace at the end of the season
Captain Marc Guehi is also on his way out of Selhurst Park
Last updated 16th Jan 2026
Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner will leave the club at the end of the season.
He's told them that he won't sign a new contract when his current deal expires in the summer.
Glasner says he told Palace's chairman Steve Parish in October that he'd be moving on but now needed to make it official:
"Now it's important to have clarity, and because, and I don't want to have this question and the players and what's going on, and then just for, because we want the same, Steve and me, we want the same, the best for Crystal Palace."
The highly-rated Austrian - who has been tipped to take over at Manchester United as their next permanent boss - guided the Eagles to FA Cup success last season,
Glasner, 51, arrived at Palace in 2024, having won the Europa League with Eintracht Frankfurt.
"My decision has already been taken months ago," Glasner told a press conference.
"I had a meeting (with Steve Parish) in October international break, we had dinner and a very long talk and I told him I would not sign a new contract for Crystal Palace."
"We agreed at that time that it was best to keep it between us, this is how confidential we work together, that we could keep it between us for three months."
Bouncing back from Macclesfield defeat
Glasner hopes to use the rest of the campaign to stay focussed on delivering more success to the Eagles - and insisted he had not spoken to any other clubs over his future.
"The reason is just for me - I am looking for a new challenge," said Glasner, whose side sit 13th in the Premier League and suffered a shock exit in the FA Cup third round last weekend at non-league Macclesfield.
"I haven't spoken to any other club - no interest - and I told the players, I promised them today that I will give my best to play the best ever season in Crystal Palace history and to break the (Premier League) points record of last season.
"We are now four points better than last year at this stage of the season and we will do everything to bring another trophy back to Selhurst Park."
Glasner maintains the future will be bright for Palace, whoever takes charge after he leaves Selhurst Park in the summer.
"I know that this club is in great hands, where everybody wants the best for Palace," said Glasner, whose side travel to Sunderland on Saturday.
"I know this club will move forward, definitely. Maybe today it doesn't feel like this, but I know behind the scenes, everybody is working really hard to get the positivity back."
Eagles captain also off
Glasner's also said captain Mark Guehi is leaving Selhurst Park.
He wouldn't confirm where he's going, but the England defender's understood to be close to agreeing a move to Manchester City.