2026-01-20 10:34:37
Oliver Glasner’s public criticism of Crystal Palace’s board has put his own position at risk and may have damaged his future prospects, according to former Eagles owner Simon Jordan.
The Palace head coach launched a scathing attack on the club’s hierarchy after Saturday’s (17.01.26) 2-1 defeat to Sunderland, days after revealing he will not renew his contract beyond the summer.
Speaking on talkSPORT, Jordan said: “If I’m the owner of a football club and you’ve told me you’re leaving, and if I’m the owner that has got to sell a player because the player is out of contract and I’ve got to give him away for nothing in six months’ time, then I’m going to sell him.
“He’s not going to play on the weekend because most players don’t, because they’re not going to want to risk the injury for the big pay rise they’re going to get.”
Glasner stunned Palace officials before the weekend by announcing his intention to leave at the end of the season, then doubled down following the loss at the Stadium of Light by saying he felt “abandoned” by senior figures at the club.
He pointed to recent departures, including Marc Guehi’s move to Manchester City, and suggested a lack of squad depth was a major factor behind Palace sitting 13th in the Premier League.
Jordan said he believed that outburst could now count against the Eagles manager when other clubs assess him.
He said: “Other people will look at that and go, ‘That’s a bit silly. How’s he going to manage when he gets into a big football club? Are we going to get a [Ruben] Amorim situation the moment he doesn’t like something?’
“This outburst is just an emotional, temperamental outburst which is seeded in some justification, but probably doesn’t help him in the longer game.”
Despite Glasner’s claims, Jordan rejected the idea that Palace have failed to back their manager in the transfer market.
The London club spent a club-record £35million earlier this month to sign forward Brennan Johnson from Tottenham Hotspur, underlining their willingness to invest.
Jordan said: “Why have they abandoned him? They bought him a £35million striker about two weeks ago.
“Why would you be buying a lot of players for a manager that’s leaving? He told you in October he’s leaving.”
He also defended Palace’s handling of key assets such as Guehi and Eberechi Eze, arguing the club is entitled to act in its own financial interests once a manager has made his intentions clear.
While talkSPORT claims Palace have no plans to sack Glasner, the former Eintracht Frankfurt boss is now reportedly operating under intense scrutiny.
Having delivered FA Cup and Community Shield success in 2025, expectations remain high, but his relationship with the board appears strained.
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