Oliver Glasner could ‘reject’ Man United manager offer
Oliver Glasner may not want the Man United job if he is not guaranteed the funds to rebuild the squad.
That is according to ex-Everton, Aston Villa, and Aberdeen chief executive Keith Wyness, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, who believes Champions League qualification could be important for Man United if they want Glasner to be their next manager.
Man United sacked Ruben Amorim as manager with the club sitting outside the top four, and having won just once in their last five Premier League games.
Glasner’s contract at Crystal Palace expires at the end of the season, and the Austrian has yet to commit his future to the London club.
Oliver Glanser may be ‘thinking twice’ about Man United job
Everton’s former chief Keith Wyness – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – is unsure whether Glasner would accept the Man United job.
Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast, Wyness states that Glasner is the current “favourite” to replace Amorim.
He told Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast: “Is there another two or three hundred million for him to get the squad in the way that he wants to do it now? They’ll say they want a coach rather than a manager.
“That was one of the big things with Amorim, which is open for debate. I knew he was coming in basically as a coach. I’m pretty sure about that. But what will Glasner want to do? No doubt he can be more flexible and he can definitely bring something slightly different in terms of the way he’s going to manage things. But will he be happy with the squad he’s got or is he just going to accept the Man United job and say, this is what you’ve got, go on and manage it?
“It’s a whole different Man United proposition, rather than coming in as it used to be, getting the big job at Man United, having money to put your own imprint on the club. Glasner does seem favourite at the moment. There’s a number of other names in the hat, but still, if I’m Oliver Glasner, I’ve got to think, is this really the Man United club that I want to go to?
“Now, if they don’t get Champions League again, Glasner might be thinking twice as well. So if he’s the first choice, they may not get it and that’s the reality of where Man United are right now.”
Man United interested in Crystal Palace striker
Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta has been linked to Man United, with his future at Selhurst Park uncertain.
Glanser has no desire to let Mateta depart midway through the season, with the 51-year-old having a thin squad to select from.
The Palace boss has previously expressed his frustrations at the board for a lack of investment, with his squad not big enough to compete in the Premier League and in Europe.