Oliver Glasner has sensationally announced he will leave Crystal Palace at the end of the season.
The Palace boss is out of contract in the summer and has turned down the offer of a new contract to remain at Selhurst Park.
Glasner led the Eagles to their first major trophy when the Seagulls lifted the FA Cup last season but saw his side crash out to minnows Macclesfield in the third round last weekend.
Speculation has been growing over the Austrian’s future at the club with the 51-year-old refusing to commit pen to paper but Glasner has revealed his mind has been made up for a while.
‘I informed the club months ago that I was ready for a new challenge,’ said Glasner in a bombshell press conference ahead of Palace’s clash at Sunderland tomorrow.
The FA-Cup winning boss said: ‘I had a meeting in October with Steve Parish. We had dinner and a long talk. I told him I will not sign a new contract for Crystal Palace.
Oliver Glasner will leave Crystal Palace at the end of the season, he has announced
‘We agreed it was best to keep it between us, confidentially, and we did for three months. I told the team today. It’s now important to have clarity.
‘I don’t want to have this question. We had a very busy schedule. We want the same, me and Steve.
‘Steve has no ego. Oliver Glasner has no ego, we want is best for Palace.
‘It’s important to have clarity, this is what the players deserve, this is what fans deserve, that’s why I tell it today.’
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