Crystal Palace are hopeful Oliver Glasner will sign a new contract despite interest from RB Leipzig, talkSPORT understands.
Glasner’s current deal expires at the end of next season and talks between the Austrian and Palace owner Steve Parish are at an early stage.
Ex-Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp, now Global Head of Soccer at Leipzig’s owners Red Bull, is known to be an admirer of Glasner.
And rightly so, given the 50-year-old’s impact since he moved to Selhurst Park in February 2024.
Glasner has won 24 of his 49 games in charge of the Eagles across all competitions, one of which was a comprehensive 3-0 win over Fulham in the FA Cup quarter-finals last Saturday.
The win over the Cottagers ensured Palace reached their second FA Cup semi-final in the last four seasons.
Palace also sit ninth overall in the table from the 41 Premier League fixtures he has overseen.
One of Glasner’s biggest success stories is how he’s unlocked striker Jean-Philippe Mateta, who has scored 25 Premier League goals since the former’s arrival.
Such has been Mateta’s blistering form in front of goal, reports emerged linking him with a shock switch to Manchester United.
Glasner has also overseen the impressive development of talented England midfielder Adam Wharton.
The 21-year-old joined from Blackburn Rovers at the end of the January window last year for an initial £18million and went on to make the England squad for Euro 2024 just five months later.
A reason why Palace fans may feel a little nervous about Glasner’s future is because of his history with Leipzig sporting director Marcel Schafer.
The pair worked together at Wolfsburg during Glasner’s stint as head coach between 2019 and 2021.
Glasner also has previous ties to the Red Bull football group having been an assistant at Red Ball Salzburg under Roger Schmidt for two seasons.
Should Glasner return to the Bundesliga, it would mark his first job in German football since his two-year spell with Eintrahct Frankfurt.
During his time with Frankfurt, Glasner led the club to a famous Europa League triumph in May 2022 as they beat Rangers on penalties.
Leipzig’s reported interest in Glasner comes after they axed Marco Rose on Sunday, with Zsolt Löw installed as interim head coach.
Rose’s departure came less than 24 hours after a 1-0 loss to Borussia Monchengladbach, a result that left Leipzig sixth in the Bundesliga and three points off the Champions League places.
It also marked the first firing of Klopp’s reign as Red Bull’s Global Head of Soccer, a job he began on January 1.
What made the decision all the more difficult for the ex-Liverpool boss was the fact he coached Rose for several seasons during their time together at Mainz 05.
Glanser will look to guide Palace to a seventh win from their last nine league games when they face last-placed Southampton on Wednesday.
