Next Crystal Palace Manager Odds: McKenna Tipped To Replace Glasner
Crystal Palace will be under new management next season after Oliver Glasner's decision to leave the club at the end of the 2025/26 campaign.
Between now and the end of the season, betting sites will be updating their odds on who will be Crystal Palace's next manager.
Glasner will forever be remembered as the man to deliver the club's first trophy in their history, when he guided the Eagles to a famous victory over Manchester City to win the FA Cup.
The Austrian's announcement to leave came less than a week after the holders were dumped out of the competition by National League North side Macclesfield.
McKenna Favourite For Selhurst Park Role
Kieran McKenna may feel he has done all he can at Ipswich and he might be looking for a new challenge next season.
Back-to-back promotions led the Tractor Boys to the Premier League for the first time in over two decades, but their stay lasted just one campaign.
Town are in the thick of the promotion race in the Championship, but McKenna may feel keeping the Portman Road side in the top flight is a fight he would struggle to win.
McKenna is the 7/5 favourite to replace Glasner in the Selhurst Park dugout next season.
Next Crystal Palace Manager Odds:
Candidate | Odds | Probability |
Kieran McKenna | 7/5 | 41.7% |
Pierre Sage | 9/5 | 35.7% |
Frank Lampard | 2/1 | 33.3% |
Gareth Southgate | 3/1 | 25% |
Jose Bordalas | 5/1 | 16.7% |
Inigo Perez | 6/1 | 14.3% |
Enzo Maresca | 7/1 | 12.5% |
Edin Terzic | 10/1 | 9.1% |
Ange Postecoglou | 12/1 | 7.7% |
Ruben Amorim | 14/1 | 6.7% |
Sage Might Be A Wise Appointment
Pierre Sage is the second favourite to replace Glasner as the next Crystal Palace manager.
Sage is one of the hottest managers in European football after Lens have emerged as the biggest challengers to end Paris St-Germain's dominance in Ligue 1.
Lens began 2026 top of the table but it might be difficult for the club that finished eighth last season to keep hold of Sage.
Sage can be backed at 9/5 to be named Palace's manager for the 2026/27 season.
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Lampard Might Want To Stay At Coventry
If all goes according to plan, Frank Lampard might be a Premier League manager with Coventry next season.
The Sky Blues have been the stand-out team in the Championship this season and are odds-on to win automatic promotion in May.
If Coventry suffer a stunning collapse in the second half of the season, then he may be looking elsewhere for a job and Palace might just appeal to the former England midfielder.
Lampard is 2/1 on betting apps to replace Glasner.
Southgate And Selhurst Reunion A Possibility
Gareth Southgate knows Selhurst Park very well after representing the Eagles from 1988 to 1995.
A lot has happened since then and after guiding Middlesbrough to League Cup glory in 2004, he twice took England to the final of the European Championship, losing to Italy (Euro 2020) and Spain (Euro 2024).
Southgate stepped away from management following the defeat to Spain to recharge his batteries and he might be ready to restart his managerial career at his former club.
The 55-year-old, who was knighted for his services to football, is 3/1 to be Palace's next manager.
Maresca Among The Outsiders
Enzo Maresca (7/1) is available after being sacked by Chelsea on January 1, and was replaced by Liam Rosenior.
During his time at Stamford Bridge, Maresca won the Europa Conference League and the Blues were the inaugural winners of the revamped Club World Cup last summer.
After managing the Blues, there would be much less pressure on him at Selhurst Park.
Others in contention include Getafe manager Jose Bordalas (5/1), Rayo Vallecano boss Inigo Perez (6/1) and former Dortmund head coach Edin Terzic (10/1).
Ange Postecoglou (12/1) and Ruben Amorim (14/1) went head-to-head in last season's Europa League final and both are familiar with the Premier League after their spells at Tottenham and Manchester United respectively.
* Reminder: These are hypothetical odds provided by industry experts.
