Crystal Palace are eyeing a move for a promising Leicester City talent, with the Foxes facing the prospect of losing several senior players if they are relegated this summer.
Oliver Glasner appears uncertain if he will see out the season as Crystal Palace manager, testily declaring himself “not good enough” to arrest their slump in form.
Glasner is already due to leave the club in the summer but is under extreme pressure after overseeing a run of just one win in 15 games across all competitions.
That run includes an FA Cup defeat to sixth-tier Macclesfield, the same tournament Glasner won in triumphant scenes last year at Wembley, and calls for his departure from travelling fans after the midweek draw at Zrinjski Mostar in the Europa Conference League.
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The Austrian coach made no attempt to shore up his position ahead of Sunday’s clash with bottom club Wolves, telling a press conference: “Let’s see what the future brings. You never know.
“I always said and this wasn’t the first press conference where I could just repeat myself. As I said, eventually you always depend on your players, and they will get all the support like always, and then we will see.”
Glasner also appeared to offer a critique of his own ability to rally his team before following with a more generous appraisal of his prior record at Selhurst Park.
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“I’m always realistic and we’re not in the best moment right now. I understand and I take responsibility for everything because I’m responsible for the whole team,” he said.
“Right now, I’m just not good enough to replace the players we sold. I’m just not good enough to integrate the new players in a way to play the same way like we did, and I’m not good enough that we can cope with the schedule we had.
“On the other side, I was good enough to play the best season ever, win two trophies (FA Cup and Community Shield) and also to look back at 32 points after 26 games.”
Palace are already on the search for their next manager, and it appears they are also lining up their first signing of the summer.
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The Morocco international is expected to depart the King Power Stadium permanently this summer, with the Foxes in serious danger of relegation to League One after more dropped points against Stoke City on Saturday.
The Eagles, along with Leeds United and Tottenham, are lining up a move for the 21 year-old, who has scored five times in the Europa League this season for high-flying Stuttgart and could now become the next Palace manager's first signing in charge.
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