Crystal Palace chairman Parish optimistic of keeping Oliver Glasner beyond next season but admits the club must ‘develop’ after FA Cup win | OneFootball

Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish has vowed that Oliver Glasner will stay at the club next season.

The Austrian manager guided Palace to FA Cup glory at Wembley on Saturday, as they beat Manchester City 1-0 thanks to an Ebere Eze goal.

Naturally, there has been speculation about the future of Glasner and some of his star players given their achievement but Parish is confident of keeping hold of the 50-year-old for now, though his contract will run out at the end of next season.

“He will stay here for some period of time,” Parish said.

“He’ll be here next year and then we’ll take it from there.

“Of course I want him to stay longer but things happen in football and clubs evolve and move on.

“I’d love him to stay but the club’s got to develop behind him, and the club has to show the ambition in terms of what we want to do to move it forward, for people to feel part of something.

“Everybody knows the length of Oliver’s contract. For Oliver, it’s not about the things that maybe people think it’s about. Oliver wants to be part of something that’s going in a direction, same with all of us. I think that’s what we’ll talk about.

“Before finals, it’s not a time for all of that. After finals is probably not a time for that. But somewhere down the track we’ll have a conversation and see what we all feel.”

Palace’s FA Cup win also means they have been given a place in next season’s Europa League, something Parish is relishing despite the added challenges it will pose.

“We know it’ll be a challenge to play Thursday nights and league football next season,” Parish said.

“We have got to work with the manager to use his knowledge and his experience and try and plan so we have a squad that copes. We are not going to lose our minds but we are going to take advantage of the situation and be positive and see what we can achieve.”