Crystal Palace ideally want to hire Andoni Iraola as the replacement for Oliver Glasner.
Marca in Spain believe Steve Parish has already offered Iraola a contract after the Spaniard announced he would be leaving Bournemouth at the end of the season.
However, Athletic Bilbao – who the Spaniard made 510 appearances for before hanging up his boots – are also keen along with Villarreal.
Just in case Iraola rejects Crystal Palace and moves elsewhere, Dino Toppmoller has also been added to the shortlist at Selhurst Park – according to Sacha Tavolieri.
Dino Toppmoller is an option for Crystal Palace
The German is said to be on Parish’s shortlist of options to replace Glasner, with Bournemouth also considering the 45-year-old after Iraola opted to leave.
🚨 EXCL – Things are moving for Dino Toppmöller!
🇩🇪 The German is on Crystal Palace’s shortlist to replace Oliver Glasner.
🍒 Bournemouth also made enquiries.
🐺 If they stay up, VfL Wolfsburg want to sign him, but Toppmöller prefers the Premier League.
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Tavolieri adds that Wolfsburg also hope to hire Toppmoller, who left his role at Eintracht Frankfurt in January after three hugely successful years with the Bundesliga side.
The man born in Wadern led Eintracht Frankfurt to third in the Bundesliga last season, steering them to UEFA Champions League qualification for the first time ever through a league finish using his preferred 4-2-3-1 formation.
There were already signs of a promising project under Toppmoller even in the 2023/24 campaign, as Eintracht Frankfurt recorded a historic 5-1 win over Bayern Munich in December 2023, a match in which the Crystal Palace target completely outdid Thomas Tuchel in the tactical battle.
The former Manchester City striker can boast 186 wins and 66 draws from 342 games in football management so far in his career.
Having already moved to offer Iraola – who likes Yeremy Pino – a contract, the Spaniard seems to be the first choice for Parish.
Marca also wrote that a decision is expected to be made swiftly, so if that contract offer is rejected, we would expect Crystal Palace to make a speedy move for Toppmoller given the competition from Bournemouth and Wolfsburg.