Crystal Palace are preparing for another summer of change with Oliver Glasner set to depart the club at the end of the season.
Palace basking in Conference League success
The Eagles are into the last four of the UEFA Conference League after their 4-2 aggregate win against Fiorentina, and will face Shakhtar Donetsk for a trip to the final in Leipzig.
Captain Dean Henderson hailed Crystal Palace’s “sensational” achievement after they booked a place in the semi-finals.
“This is unbelievable,” said Henderson, speaking to TNT Sports. “Obviously for this football club it’s sensational really, when you think obviously about the FA Cup last year, and then to keep going, to write a new chapter in the book, it’s phenomenal.
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“(The fans) have stuck by us in the difficult times this season, and hopefully we can go and deliver something really special.
“It was a tough game. It was very tough. You don’t really know how it will go, 3-0 is a dangerous scoreline, and we’ve managed to get through, so who cares?
“Of course the aim is to go and win it, that’s what the aim is. We have togetherness in this group. So at the business end of the season, we come together and we go (forward).”
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It would be a real eyebrow raiser.
A win in the final would grant Palace access to next season's Europa League group phase, making the club an extremely attractive proposition to any incoming managers.
On that front, David Ornstein hosted a fan question and answers sessions for The Athletic this week, and confirmed Palace's interested in one of the game's rising young coaches.
Ornstein shares Iraola to Palace update
Answering a fan who suggested Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola would end up at Palace, Ornstein confirmed the Eagles are extremely keen.
"Palace are really keen on him and it would be fascinating to see him there — but no decisions yet. He will assess his options, and Palace have other candidates, too."
Iraola has been hugely impressed since joining the Cherries in 2023, winning 45 of 121 matches in charges despite losing several key players in the transfer window.
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The 43 year-old certainly has a fan in fellow Spaniard Mikel Arteta, who said the work he's done at the Vitality Stadium is "unbelievable".
Palace are also reportedly interested in former Brentford and Tottenham boss Thomas Frank, while Coventry City manager Frank Lampard is another contender if they can convince him to leave the soon-to-be promoted Sky Blues.