THE SECRET REASON BEHIND OLIVER GLASNER’S DECISION TO LEAVE CRYSTAL PALACE THIS SUMMER
Oliver Glasner will remain Crystal Palace manager until the summer. Discover why he feels abandoned after Guehi’s move to Man City.
Crystal Palace have made up their minds about Oliver Glasner—he’ll stay in charge until his contract runs out this summer, despite all the talk about a possible sacking. Glasner himself has already said he’ll walk away once his deal’s up. You can tell he feels let down, especially after seeing Captain Marc Guehi sold off to Manchester City and constant rumours swirling around Jean-Philippe Mateta. “Abandoned” – that’s the word he used.
But here’s the thing: Glasner actually brought Palace their first-ever major trophy in the 2024-25 season. They won the FA Cup—a huge deal for the club—and then beat Liverpool in the Community Shield. That run even got them into the Conference League in Europe. Not bad, right?
Still, the club hasn’t exactly backed him. They sold Eberechi Eze to Arsenal in the summer of 2025. Then Guehi left too, heading to the Etihad since he was out of contract at the end of the season. Now Mateta, who just made the French national team in a World Cup year, is drawing interest from Juventus. Glasner can’t help but feel like he’s fighting an uphill battle with hardly any support from the top.
He vented before a trip to Sunderland, saying, “Your heart gets torn out twice in a season, one day before a game. It’s tough to survive. That’s how it feels right now. We feel that we’re being abandoned. There’s no support. Everybody’s disappointed. We’ve been playing with 12 to 13 players for weeks now. On the bench, I had just kids.” You could tell the whole situation was wearing him down.
That outburst didn’t sit well with chairman Steve Parish, who was already weighing up a change in the dugout. After a 2-1 loss to Sunderland, Parish met with Glasner but decided to let him finish the season. The club’s in a rough patch—no wins in 10 games—, but they just brought in Brennan Johnson from Spurs for a club-record fee. They still expect Glasner to pull things together before he leaves.
After that Sunderland defeat, Glasner sounded fed up. “I don’t need any support. Crystal Palace needs it. Crystal Palace are fine to end the season like this – with Oliver Glasner, with another manager, I don’t know, I don’t care. They are fine with this,” he said. He seemed resigned, just waiting for the season to end. “It will be OK, 42 points at the end, it’s all good, it’s fine. It doesn’t matter how we are acting. It’s just my feeling.”
Palace, for their part, think they did the right thing selling Guehi instead of letting him walk for nothing. They’ll get about £20 million, which softens the blow a bit. Glasner won’t be sticking around for the rebuild—that’ll be someone else’s problem this summer. Funny enough, he might end up facing Palace next season. Manchester United are looking for a new manager, and Glasner’s name is on their shortlist after Ruben Amorim got the boot. So, who knows? Maybe this isn’t the last we’ve seen of him in English football.
BREAKING: WEST HAM TO BLOCK ALL SUMMER OFFERS FOR BOWEN, SUMMERVILLE, AND FERNANDES
West Ham United will refuse all summer bids for Jarrod Bowen, Crysencio Summerville, and Mateus Fernandes if they avoid relegation.
West Ham United aren’t letting Mateus Fernandes, Crysencio Summerville, or Jarrod Bowen go this summer. If they stay in the Premier League, they’ll shut down every approach for these three. That’s the plan, and right now, the club’s survival looks more likely than it did earlier this season.
With only four games left, West Ham’s future is still in its hands. They've picked up 16 points from the last ten games, which is a big turnaround compared to the rough start their fans had to sit through. Heading into Saturday against Brentford, West Ham sit two points above Tottenham in 18th place, although Spurs have a better goal difference.
Most of this improvement comes from their forward line. Bowen’s been his usual self, leading up front, Summerville has found some real form, and Fernandes shines in midfield. Together, the trio valued at a combined £160 million have racked up 30 goals and assists this season. That’s over 70% of the team’s attacking output. Their impact is huge, and inside the club, everyone knows it; they’re considered absolutely key.
If West Ham stay up, they’ll back manager Nuno Espirito Santo in the transfer market, and keeping those three is a big part of that. Selling isn’t on the table.
Bowen remains one of the club’s best, and both Liverpool and Spurs are interested in the £60 million England international. Summerville’s been on Tottenham’s radar since January, and they’re still watching him, assuming they stay up themselves. Besides Villa and Everton wanting Summerville, clubs like AC Milan and Marseille are also paying attention.
Then there’s Fernandes. Since arriving from Southampton last summer, he’s become one of Europe’s hottest young prospects, especially after Lucas Paqueta left. At 21, he’s already posted eight goal involvements: five goals and three assists, and his performances haven’t gone unnoticed. Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City, and PSG are watching him, and Liverpool especially have been told he’s “the real deal", as good as PSG’s top players.
But West Ham aren’t budging. People close to the club confirm these three are vital for long-term plans, and they want to build around them, not break up a partnership that’s got them back on track.
Everything comes down to staying in the Premier League, though. If West Ham manages it, they'll use every resource to hold onto their stars and keep Nuno’s core together. If they drop to the Championship, money talks, and that could force them to sell all three, something that would sting as badly as losing Declan Rice to Arsenal last year.
LEEDS UNITED REVIVAL: HOW DANIEL FARKE MASTERED APRIL TO SECURE PREMIER LEAGUE SAFETY
Leeds United eye a double award win as Farke and Okafor make the April shortlists. Read the full story on their survival surge.
Daniel Farke has really had a standout April at Elland Road. The Leeds United manager is up for the Premier League Manager of the Month award after a string of impressive results.
Farke dragged Leeds closer to Premier League survival, and honestly, you can’t ignore their form lately. Leeds managed back-to-back wins for the first time this season, beating Manchester United and Wolves. Then they grabbed a 2-2 draw against Bournemouth. That win at Old Trafford? Huge. Leeds hadn’t won there in the league since 1981. They bagged seven points out of nine in April and hit the magic 40-point mark, so now they're just one win away from securing another year in the top flight.
This hot streak earned Farke a spot on April’s seven-man Manager of the Month shortlist. It’s not just him, though. West Ham’s Nuno Espirito Santo and Nottingham Forest’s Vitor Pereira made the list too, both pulling in seven points from three games. Manchester City and Liverpool cleaned up with perfect records in April, so their managers, Pep Guardiola and Arne Slot, got nominations as well. Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola and Brighton’s Fabian Hurzeler round out the shortlist.
Leeds could pull off a double celebration this month. Noah Okafor, Farke’s go-to attacker, is up for Player of the Month. Okafor scored both goals against Manchester United and then added a goal and an assist against Wolves. He’s been everywhere for Leeds in April.
Farke’s looking to hit another milestone on Friday night. If Leeds beat Burnley, they’ll move up to 43 points. And get this: No team has ever been relegated from the Premier League with that tally in a 20-team season.
On Thursday, Farke said, “We’ve shown the desire lately. We want to keep going, focusing on every game. There are 12 more points out there, and we’re really motivated to get another win.”
One more victory would ease the nerves; it’s just way better not having to sweat it out on the final day. Leeds face Burnley next, who just named Mike Jackson interim manager after parting ways with Scott Parker. The Clarets were officially relegated after last week’s loss to Manchester City, and, honestly, they’ve only managed four league wins all season.
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