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Tottenham told to pay £17m in compensation after making contact to hire ‘exciting’ manager

Tottenham are looking to replace Ange Postecoglou this summer – but a new hire might not be cheap.

The Australian still has two years remaining on his contract – which is believed to be worth £5m annually – so Daniel Levy will need to pay off the man born in Greece if a parting of ways is to happen.

That is, of course, unless the 59-year-old chooses to resign.

TBR Football understand Tottenham have approached Oliver Glasner of Crystal Palace as the hunt to replace Ange Postecoglou begins – although a story from in Germany might now put Spurs off.

Crystal Palace want £17m for Oliver Glasner

The German news outlet now state that Crystal Palace are demanding €20m (£17m) in compensation to let the Austrian leave, with RB Leipzig also keen to hire him.

Photo by Crystal Pix/MB Media/Getty Images
Photo by Crystal Pix/MB Media/Getty Images

Glasner still has just over 12 months remaining on his contract, and BILD state that there is no release clause in his deal at Selhurst Park, so a departure would have to be negotiated with Steve Parish, Chairman of Crystal Palace.

Crystal Palace have already shown they will not be bullied over the 50-year-old, with BILD adding that the south Londoners even rejected €18m (£15m) from Bayern Munich before the Bavarians opted to hire Vincent Kompany instead last year.

However, if Tottenham do opt to stump up the £17m asking price, Glasner’s salary is not expected to be an issue.

BILD claim that the man from Salzburg earns €5m (£4.3m) annually, which is less than Postecoglou.

Glasner – who Parish called an “exciting” coach – has impressively won 25 and drawn 13 of his 51 games in charge of Crystal Palace since replacing Roy Hodgson in February 2024.

Daniel Levy has a cheaper option

Thiago Motta has also been linked to Tottenham – and the Italian could be viewed as a more attractive option than Glasner by Levy, mainly due to finances.

The 42-year-old was recently sacked by Juventus, so Spurs won’t need to spend millions in compensation to bring him to N17.