Crystal Palace have appointed former Eintracht Frankfurt manager Oliver Glasner as their new manager.
The 49-year-old Austrian will replace Roy Hodgson. He resigned on Monday As a result, Palace may “bring forward their plans to appoint a new manager at the end of the season”.
Palace are 16th in the Premier League after losing 10 of their last 16 games.
Glasner has a contract until June 2026 and will take charge in Saturday's home game against Burnley.
He was pictured watching Tottenham's defeat to Wolves on Saturday and Spurs' game against Palace on March 2.
Hodgson coaches Ray Lewington and Paddy McCarthy will be in charge of Monday's game. match at everton.
It is unclear whether Glasner, who has yet to appoint a coaching team, will remain at Goodison Park.
“I'm very happy to be joining Crystal Palace,” said Glasner.
“I'm looking forward to working with the talented team, meeting the club's supporters and experiencing the Selhurst Park atmosphere I've heard so much about.
“It was nice to meet Steve. [Parish, chairman] and daggy [Freedman, sporting director]We look forward to working with them to achieve our goals. ”
“I'm delighted to welcome Oliver to the club,” Parrish said. “He has an outstanding track record and we believe he is the right manager to take the club forward at this important stage.
“Wherever Oliver has gone as a manager so far, success has followed quickly. We believe it is the perfect fit to bring out the Premier League this season and beyond. ”
The former defender spent 19 years as a player at Austrian side SV Riet before starting his coaching career at the club.
After one season, he moved to LASK, where he remained in charge for four years, before moving to German club Wolfsburg.
Glasner joined Frankfurt in 2022 and won the Europa League in his first season with the club. In the final they defeated Scotland's Rangers on penalties..
After leading Frankfurt to the Champions League knockout stages last year, the Austrian went on a 10-game winless run in the Bundesliga before leaving the club at the end of the season with 12 months remaining on his contract.
Glassner “works methodically – without cutting or changing midway through.”
In 2022, former Bayern Munich manager and current Wolfsburg manager Niko Kovac, Glasner's predecessor at Frankfurt, explained what made the Austrian a great manager.
“He is very organized, very well organized, meticulous, observes the opponents very carefully and prepares the team for them very well,” Kovac said.
“He doesn't just leave Eintracht alone. He adjusts his tactics and tries to simulate the opponent during the week of training.
“Oliver works methodically and doesn’t cut or change things mid-stream, so he communicates his football ideas well to the team.”
