Next Crystal Palace manager contenders as Oliver Glasner is linked with summer move

We take a look at the potential candidates to be the next manager of Crystal Palace as Oliver Glasner is linked with a move away from the club.

Glasner had previously been the favourite to be the next Tottenham manager, but the club could be set to retain the services of Ange Postecoglou after their Europa League success.

The 50-year-old manager has won numerous plaudits for how quickly he has adapted to the English game since arriving at Selhurst Park in February 2024.

He has helped to develop the likes of Jean-Philippe Mateta and Eberechi Eze into consistent top-level performers and he also presided over Michael Olise's end-of-season form that saw the winger earn a summer move to Bayern Munich.

Glasner also led the club to glory in this season's FA Cup, where they secured a 1-0 victory over Manchester City

As well as being tipped as a replacement for Postecoglou, Glasner has been linked with a move to RB Leipzig and the soon-to-be vacant managerial position at Bayer Leverkusen.

Here are some of the names who could be the next man in the Crystal Palace dugout if Glasner moves on at the end of the season.

Next Crystal Palace Manager Contenders

Sir Gareth Southgate

It remains to be seen whether Sir Gareth Southgate sees his future in club management or indeed within football altogether.

But the lure of a return to the club where it all started might just tempt the former England manager.

Southgate started his playing career at Selhurst Park and made 152 league appearances from 1988 to 1995.

His only previous experience of managing in the Premier League saw Southgate relegated with another of his former clubs Middlesbrough, but his stock has certainly risen since then after leading his country to two European Championship finals.

Kieran McKenna

Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna signed a new contract at Portman Road ahead of the club's long-awaited return to Premier League last summer, with a number of big clubs reportedly circulating.

His debut campaign as a Premier League manager ended in relegation, despite Ipswich putting up more of a fight than Leicester City and Southampton who were promoted alongside them.

There is no lasting damage to McKenna's reputation, however, and his back-to-back promotions with Ipswich are still particularly fresh in the memory.

Whilst his mind will be focused on plotting an immediate return to the top-flight, McKenna still has a lot of admirers at the top table of English football.

Kjetil Knutsen

Kjetil Knutsen has been linked with a number of Premier League jobs in recent months and there is a very good reason for that.

He led unheralded Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt to their first league title in 2020 and they have now lifted the trophy four times in five seasons

Knutsen also took Bodo/Glimt to the semi-finals of this season's UEFA Europa League before they succumbed to Tottenham.

He will surely have the chance to make the step up before long, but will his chance come in London this summer?

Thiago Motta

Whilst he has usually opted for managers who know their way around the Premier League in the past, chairman Steve Parish has occasionally looked further afield.

You wouldn't have blamed him for continuing with the tried and tested approach given how the Frank de Boer experiment went, but the subsequent appointments of Patrick Vieira and Glasner himself were certainly unexpected.

Former Juventus boss Thiago Motta would certainly fit that mould despite failing to make an impact in Turin this season.

Leading Bologna into the UEFA Champions League the previous season was remarkable and if he is willing to get back on the horse this summer, Crystal Palace could provide him with the ideal opportunity to prove a few doubters wrong.

Erik Ten Hag

Erik ten Hag has been out of work since being sacked from his role at Manchester United in October 2024.

He led the Red Devils to the FA Cup last season but despite presiding over a major spending spree, his team seriously underperformed in the Premier League during the second half of his reign.

That said, ten Hag would be a major coup for Crystal Palace and he would undoubtedly have some quality players to work with.

But having worked at Bayern Munich and Ajax before his time at Old Trafford, would ten Hag look to hold out for a club playing European football next season?