Crystal Palace ready to pounce for 'incredible' manager amid slow contract talks

Crystal Palace’s managerial search has well and truly begun, with Oliver Glasner having handed in his notice back in January. While Glasner has become more controversial amid Palace fans in recent weeks and months, there is no doubting that he has done a superb job at the club.

Finding a replacement for Glasner is not going to be an easy task, but the Eagles have shown they can replace players and managers well in the past, albeit recruitment boss Dougie Freedman did leave the club last summer, so there has been a change in that department.

What kind of manager Palace can attract remains to be seen given they have lost Marc Guehi, while Jean-Philippe Mateta will likely leave this summer, and there will be questions over the future of Adam Wharton.

This no longer feels like a team on the rise, and after a disappointing season so far, it now feels as though the next manager might be tasked with a rebuild project, which might put some of the more attractive names off taking the role.

But that won’t stop Palace trying, and according to iNews journalist Mark Douglas, the Eagles are showing interest in AFC Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola. Iraola is out of contract with the Cherries this summer, and the South Coast club are expected to soon resume contract talks with the Spaniard in a bid to keep him.

But beyond Palace, there is likely to be interest from the Premier League and abroad, given the work Iraola has done, keeping the Cherries in the European race even after losing Antoine Semenyo, while his team play an attractive and attacking brand of football.

Earlier this season, Jamie Redknapp labelled Iraola ‘incredible’ and added that he believes the Spaniard is capable of ‘managing any team in world football’. It’s that kind of praise that has Iraola near the top of many a club’s shortlist this summer.