Former Eintracht Frankfurt boss Oliver Glasner has agreed a contract at Crystal Palace until 2026 with the option of a further year, according to reports.
Reports that the Austrian could replace Roy Hodgson emerged around the same time of news that the Crystal Palace boss was taken to hospital during a training session on Thursday morning.
Hodgson was later described as “stable” by the Premier League club after undergoing further medical examinations and, as a consequence, Palace called off Hodgson’s pre-match press conference ahead of their match against Everton on Monday night.
It had been suggested Hodgson was going to announce at Thursday’s press conference that he was stepping down, with further speculation emerging on Friday over the former England manager considering an indefinite break from the game.
And now Sky Sports has claimed that Glasner is ‘ready to succeed’ Hodgson at Palace after being pictured at Tottenham’s 2-1 defeat to Wolves at the weekend, with the Eagles playing the north London side in two weeks’ time.
But it is claimed that ‘it is not yet clear when Glasner will take the reins from Hodgson’ with assistant manager Paddy McCarthy likely to be in charge for their trip to face Everton at Goodison Park on Monday night.
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And Sky Germany reporter Philipp Hinze claims there is “surprise” in Germany that Glasner has chosen to join “a small English club” after his previous successes.
Hinze told Sky Sports: “This would be a surprise in Germany if Glasner joins Crystal Palace. I think Crystal Palace is a small English club and Glasner won the Europa League and also achieved Champions League qualification with Frankfurt and
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