{"id":703633,"date":"2026-01-18T06:01:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T06:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/703633\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T06:01:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T06:01:13","slug":"crystal-palace-left-blindsided-by-oliver-glasners-shock-exit-reveal-as-under-fire-boss-set-for-showdown-talks-with-chairman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/703633\/","title":{"rendered":"Crystal Palace left blindsided by Oliver Glasner’s shock exit reveal as under-fire boss set for showdown talks with chairman"},"content":{"rendered":"

Crystal Palace’s board did not know Oliver Glasner was going to announce he was leaving the club ahead of Saturday’s loss to Sunderland, talkSPORT understands.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The news caught senior figures at Palace<\/a> by surprise, even though confirming Glasner’s end-of-season exit was officially billed as a joint-decision, and one made to coincide with the departure of Marc Guehi to Manchester City this winter.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Glasner has endured a tumultuous few days as Crystal Palace bossCredit: AFP<\/p>\n

Glasner again referenced Guehi’s departure in the aftermath of the 2-1 loss to Sunderland saying he felt “abandoned” at the club,<\/a> adding he “didn’t know” if he would be at Palace come the end of the season.<\/p>\n

As the Austrian referenced in his bombshell pre-match press conference on Friday, he confirmed to Palace chairman Steve Parish in October he would depart the club at the end of the season.<\/p>\n

It is understood Palace were therefore expecting news of Glasner’s impending exit to come out later in the season rather than on Friday.<\/p>\n

talkSPORT understands Glasner and Parish are yet to formally speak about the latest explosive post-match comments.<\/p>\n

Read more football news<\/p>\n

Sources close to Glasner insist the Palace boss does not want to quit, but those close to the Palace dressing room have told talkSPORT they believe the 51-year-old Austrian is trying to get fired.<\/p>\n

Parish will now be tasked with clearing the air in the coming days with tensions growing at Selhurst Park.<\/p>\n

No decision is expected on Saturday night on Glasner’s future, nor have Palace set a formal meeting to discuss it.<\/p>\n

Instead, Palace’s board are currently more concerned with how best to turn around a winless run of 10 games during a busy New Year period.<\/p>\n

In the midst of the alarming streak, Palace were dumped out of the FA Cup by non-league side Macclesfield FC<\/a> in what was the biggest upset in tournament history.<\/p>\n

Palace last tasted victory on December 11, which came in the form of a 3-0 win away to Irish club Shelbourne in a Conference League tie.<\/p>\n

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The Austrian has not minced his words in the last 48 hoursCredit: Getty<\/p>\n

The club have already broken their transfer record to sign Brennan Johnson for \u00a335m from Spurs<\/a> and are now expected to add another centre-back ahead of Guehi’s immiment move to Manchester City.<\/p>\n

The Palace captain will undergo a medical on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Those close to Glasner are not ruling out a mid-season exit, but Palace’s board are keen to avoid any knee-jerk reactions until time has been taken to assess both the current run of form and their manager’s level of commitment until the end of the season.<\/p>\n

Given Glasner’s future departure, which could be brought forward by Palace should they deem necessary, attention will soon shift towards who replaces the Austrian at Selhurst Park.<\/p>\n

talkSPORT understands the Eagles have been exploring replacements for Glasner since last year.<\/p>\n

Rayo Vallecano’s Inigo Perez and Getafe’s Pepe Bordalas have both been approached, while Liam Rosenior was also on the list but has since joined Chelsea.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Glasner guided Palace to the greatest moment in the club’s historyCredit: Getty<\/p>\n

With the Eagles flying back from Sunderland on Saturday night, there was no formal opportunity for Glasner to speak with Parish following his explosive post-match comments.<\/p>\n

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The late flight also meant Parish did not have the chance to speak with the Palace board on how to proceed with the next steps.<\/p>\n

It means Sunday could be a day of key developments in a rapidly evolving situation as all parties try and get on the same page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Crystal Palace’s board did not know Oliver Glasner was going to announce he was leaving the club ahead…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":703634,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[748,1925,128686,393,8641,4884,2998,12,1144,27038,211417,11811,712,30143,16,15,8642,1764],"class_list":{"0":"post-703633","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-crystal-palace","10":"tag-crystal-palace-news","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-football-news","13":"tag-great-britain","14":"tag-latest","15":"tag-news","16":"tag-northern-ireland","17":"tag-oliver-glasner","18":"tag-oliver-glasner-future","19":"tag-premier-league-news","20":"tag-scotland","21":"tag-steve-parish","22":"tag-uk","23":"tag-united-kingdom","24":"tag-updates","25":"tag-wales"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115914583976632809","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/703633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=703633"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/703633\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/703634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=703633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=703633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=703633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}