The Seville heartstomped Rangers manager prospect is closing in on a Premier League move.

Prominent transfer reporter Fabrizio Romano, who has been actively monitoring the situation on social media site X, says as much. Romano reports that Oliver Glasner will take over for veteran manager Roy Hodgson at Selhurst Park once Crystal Palace relieves him of his responsibilities.

Crystal Palace close in on Oliver Glasner

This will be Glasner’s first managerial position if the agreement closes, having left Eintracht Frankfurt at the conclusion of the 2022–2023 season. The Austrian manager most Rangers supporters know as the one who broke their hearts in Seville by leading Frankfurt to victory in the Europa League Final via penalty kicks.

After a 1-1 draw in Spain, Oliver Glasner’s team overcame Rangers on penalty kicks in Frankfurt’s greatest moment in a generation. Sam Lammers was another member of the German team. But more recently, after Michael Beale was fired from Rangers last year, the manager was mentioned as a possible candidate to take over. Glasner has also been brought up recently in relation to the Bayern Munich position, as Thomas Tuchel’s pressure mounts.

Rangers happy with manager choice

Oliver Glasner has a long history as a manager, but this will be his first Premier League position as a 49-year-old boss of LASK. With Philippe Clement the current star at Ibrox, Rangers will also be happy to have moved elsewhere back in October 2023, if they were ever interested at all.

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