Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner to leave at end of season

Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner on Friday confirmed that he will be leaving the club, as his contract expires at the end of the season.

The Austrian manager also confirmed that the Premier League club's captain, Marc Guehi, will also depart.

Glasner is the first coach to win a major title with Palace, guiding them to the FA Cup glory last season, the first big trophy of their 164-year-old history, backing it up with the Community Shield in August.

After a successful stint at Palace, the 51-year-old has become a key target for the top clubs, including Manchester United.

"A decision has already been taken, months ago. I had a meeting with Steve (Parish) in October, the international break," Glasner told reporters.

"We had a very long talk, and I told him I will not sign a new contract. We agreed at the time it was the best to keep it between us. It's the best that we could do that and keep it confidential for three months...

"I haven’t spoken to any other club, I told the players that and promised them today I will give my best to give the best season in Crystal Palace history, the best points tally in history."

Crystal Palace are in 13th place in the Premier League with 28 points from 21 games and have qualified for the Conference League knockout round's playoffs.

"We are now four points better off than we were at this stage of the season and we will do everything to bring another trophy back to Selhurst Park," Glasner said.

"We had the Conference League draw today, we will play Zrinjski Mostar from Bosnia in the playoff draw and I had a look at the draw tree, it'll be quite interesting who we could play in our section."

Palace will play Sunderland away from home on Saturday, where defender Guehi will not be available to Glasner as he is linked with Manchester City.

According to reports of British media on Friday, the deal had been agreed in principle.

Asked about Guehi's future, Glasner said: "I can't confirm the club because it is not done but is in the final stages and the result is Marc doesn't play tomorrow for us."