Oliver Glasner appointed new manager of Crystal Palace

By Emre Asikci

ISTANBUL (AA) - Oliver Glasner on Monday signed a deal to become Crystal Palace's manager until the end of the 2025-26 season.

"I am very happy to join Crystal Palace F.C. as manager. I am looking forward to working with the talented squad, meeting the club’s supporters and experiencing the Selhurst Park atmosphere I have heard so much about," Oliver Glasner said after the signing ceremony with the Premier League club.

"It has been a pleasure to meet with Steve and Dougie, and I am looking forward to working with them to achieve our goals," he added.

Glasner, 49, previously managed German clubs Wolfsburg and Eintracht Frankfurt.

The manager led Eintracht Frankfurt to historic success, winning the 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, the club’s first continental trophy in more than 40 years

Crystal Palace, which lost 10 of their last 16 league games, are 16th with 24 points in the English Premier League standings.

The Austrian head coach replaced Roy Hodgson, who stepped down from his post as first-team manager on Monday.

The Eagles thanked Hodgson for his service, in which he managed 200 games across six seasons.