Crystal Palace to Offer Andoni Iraola Lucrative Deal to Succeed Oliver Glasner

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Crystal Palace are set to offer Andoni Iraola a lucrative three-year contract to succeed Oliver Glasner as manager. Iraola is their preferred target and they have held initial talks with his camp.

The Managerial Shake-Up at Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace are stepping up their attempts to convince Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola to take over from Oliver Glasner and are set to offer him a lucrative three-year contract.

Iraola's Potential Move to Selhurst Park

It is understood that Palace have made Iraola, who confirmed last month that he will be leaving Bournemouth at the end of the season, their preferred target and held initial talks with the Spaniard’s camp in the past few weeks.

The Appeal of European Football

Palace are aware that the 43-year-old has plenty of other suitors from the Premier League, including Chelsea, but hope that the lucrative contract offer and the potential of European football next season should they win the Conference League could help to lure him to Selhurst Park.

Oliver Glasner's Future

Glasner’s side face Rayo Vallecano in the final on 27 May in Leipzig, with the winners qualifying directly for the Europa League. The Austrian revealed in January that he will depart Selhurst Park when his contract expires this summer despite leading them to the FA Cup last year – the club’s first major trophy.

Other Candidates for the Job

Coventry’s Frank Lampard
Kieran McKenna of Ipswich
Thomas Frank, former Brentford and Tottenham manager
Marcelino García Toral, who is leaving Villarreal