BUNDESLIGA and Champions League outfit RB Leipzig are reportedly keen to bring in a new manager from the Premier League.
Leipzig, who are currently sixth in the German Bundesliga, are said to be ready to part ways with current boss Marco Rose at the end of the season.
APRB Leipzig head coach Marco Rose is reportedly set to replaced in the summer[/caption]
Rose, 48, has been in charge of Leipzig since 2022 and is understood to be under mounting pressure with the club already some 23 points off the top of the table.
And according to Sky Germany, that has seen the club’s Red Bull execs – including new addition Jurgen Klopp – draw up a list of potential replacements for the former Borussia Dortmund boss.
It’s claimed that top of the list of candidates is Stuttgart boss Sebastian Hoeness, who guided Stuttgart to a second place finish above Bayern Munich last season.
While Benfica manager Roger Schmidt is also understood to have been approved by Klopp and his team.
However, Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner is thought to be another top three target for Leipzig following his impressive work with the Eagles.
Glasner joined Palace last year, having previously had a successful stint in charge of Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt where he won the Europa League in the 2021/22 season.
Leipzig could have to fork out some serious cash to get Glasner though, with Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich reportedly scared off by the mammoth compensation demands of Palace chief Steve Parish.
Bayern were huge admirers of Glasner in the summer and had been linked with poaching away the Austrian before settling on the appointment of Vincent Kompany.
GettyCrystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner is being considered by Leipzig[/caption]
Oliver Glasner Crystal Palace record
A brief look at the stats behind Oliver Glasner’s time at Crystal Palace…
Games in charge: 47
Won: 22
Draw: 12
Lost: 13
Goals scored: 80
Goals conceded: 53
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But when approaching Palace with a £15.5m compensation offer to prise him out of their grip, the Bavarians were told that Parish was looking for a fee much closer to £86MILLION.
For perspective, that fee is four times larger than the record compensation ever paid for a manager – Chelsea‘s £21.5m payment to Brighton for the services of Graham Potter.
While £86m also far eclipses the transfer fees spent on the likes of Virgil van Dijk, Cole Palmer and Rodri.
Since his arrival in South London, Glasner has managed a 46.8 per centwin percentage.
Glasner helped the Eagles secure a top half Premier League finish for the first time in nine years last season, and currently has the Selhurst Park outfit sitting 12th in the table.
PACrystal Palace chairman Steve Parish reportedly demanded around £86m in compensation to allow Glasner to leave Selhurst Park in the summer[/caption] Creator – [#item_custom_dc:creator]
