AliousCrystal Palace are riding a wave of sensational form, and Sky Sports journalist Florian Plettenberg has dropped the latest bombshell on Oliver Glasner’s future with the club, revealing that a significant move has already been set in motion.
The Eagles have been unstoppable since the calendar flipped to 2025, shrugging off the struggles of the season’s opening months to cement their status as serious contenders.
They’ve stormed into the FA Cup semi-finals and are making a strong case for a top-half Premier League finish. Any lingering doubts about Glasner’s ability to elevate this squad have been emphatically silenced.
Unbeaten across their last five matches in all competitions, with a miserly defense conceding just once during that stretch, Palace are soaring as the season barrels toward its climax. Even the departure of Michael Olise last summer hasn’t derailed them—Glasner has molded this team into the finest version Selhurst Park has witnessed under his watch.
But brilliance often attracts unwanted attention, and Palace might soon feel the sting of their own success. Much like Olise’s dazzling displays last year caught the eye of Europe’s elite, Glasner’s managerial magic is now turning heads.
Plettenberg reports that RB Leipzig, backed by Red Bull’s football guru Jürgen Klopp, have reached out to the Austrian tactician following their decision to axe Marco Rose last week.
With Glasner’s Palace contract ticking down to just over a year remaining, Leipzig would need to shell out a transfer fee, though an exit clause in his deal could smooth the path—much to the dismay of the South London faithful.
After such a dazzling run, Palace will be pulling out all the stops to cling to Glasner, banking on his belief that his mission at Selhurst Park is far from complete.
For years, Crystal Palace seemed trapped in a Roy Hodgson loop—survival assured, and hats off to him for that, but ambition capped at mid-table safety. Patrick Vieira briefly hinted at breaking that mold, only for his stint to fizzle out and the old pattern to resume.
Glasner, though, hasn’t just shaken things up—he’s ripped the playbook to shreds. With an FA Cup semi-final showdown against Aston Villa looming this month, a shot at the final is within reach, giving him every reason to stay.
Klopp and Leipzig might come knocking, but Glasner would be wise to slam the door shut and keep building his legacy with the Eagles.
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