Oliver Glasner didn’t have a bad weekend. The Austrian managed his Crystal Palace team to a Wembley victory over Aston Villa and therefore secured a place in the FA Cup final.
There, they will be taking on Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, after they eased their way through against Nottingham Forest on Sunday.
In the run up to the match, Glasner told the Austrian media that he really values the tradition in English football, and especially when it comes to the FA Cup. Therefore, getting to the final will be a huge occasion for the manager and certainly a highlight of his career.
The Austrian media have repeatedly reported that sources close to the Crystal Palace manager have talked down the idea of a move to RB Leipzig, who are keen on Glasner as they look for a long term Marco Rose replacement.
Over in Germany, though, they don’t give up.
Monday’s edition of Bild reports RB Leipzig’s ‘horror performance’ against Eintracht Frankfurt, which saw them lose 4-0, won’t help their hunt for a new manager.
As far as Bild have it, qualification for the Champions League had been a card RB Leipzig wanted to use to tempt candidates and now that’s less likely.
Glasner is once again named as one of those targets, along with Como’s Cesc Fabregas, Sheffield Wednesday’s Danny Röhl and free agent Roger Schmidt.
