“Crystal Palace Boss Roy Hodgson Nears Deal to Lengthen Tenure Regardless of Approaching 76th Birthday – Oldest Ever Premier League Supervisor”

ROY HODGSON is closing in on a deal to take cost of Crystal Palace subsequent season.

The veteran is eager to increase his second spell as Eagles boss past his present profitable ten-match caretaker stint.

Roy Hodgson is closing in on a deal to take cost of Crystal Palace subsequent season
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And chairman Steve Parish is known to be severely contemplating handing him a one-year contract.

The previous England boss, who turns 76 in August, is already the oldest supervisor within the historical past of English top-flight soccer.

However he has made it clear he doesn’t think about himself to be ‘retired’ and wish to handle past this marketing campaign.

Hodgson left Palace by mutual consent in 2021 however returned for a brief, unsuccessful spell at Watford final season earlier than he changed Patrick Vieira at Selhurst Park in March.

With 5 wins in eight video games up to now, Hodgson has comfortably steered Palace to Premier League security.

And whereas Parish had been lining up potential everlasting bosses from the Continent, he’s now torn over whether or not to stay with Hodgson.

Other than a big upturn in outcomes underneath Hodgson, Parish is alleged to be impressed with the way in which by which ahead Eberechi Eze has improved underneath the veteran.

And Hodgson additionally has a superb working relationship with Palace talisman Wilfried Zaha, who’s out of contract this summer season and but to agree new phrases.

Zaha is ready to overlook the ultimate two matches of the season — with the Eagles ready to be taught whether or not the icon has performed his final sport for the membership.

Parish felt Palace stagnated underneath Hodgson in direction of the tip of his preliminary four-year spell however, after Vieira’s 18-month reign resulted in failure, he returned to the skilled boss and has seen him excel.

And now the Eagles sit twelfth within the desk and 12 factors from the drop.