Manager: Oliver Glasner

With the hiring of the German coach, Palace started a process to change its brand image, looking to position itself as a club that plays an exciting, attacking brand of football, in stark contrast to the defensive tactics employed by Roy Hodgson.
Having secured new investment to rejuvenate the squad with more technical players, Palace was equally ambitious on the pitch, looking to counter-press aggressively and higher up, build up from the back, and retain possession, while maintaining a dangerous edge on quick attacking transitions.
The club went from languishing dangerously close to the relegation spots to sitting comfortably in upper mid-table, finishing the 2025/26 season in 11th place, ahead of more established teams such as Fulham and Brighton.

IN:
- Chalobah (Chelsea) - 21 M
- Maatsen (Chelsea) - 27 M
- Wharton (Tottenham) - loan
- Madueke (Chelsea) - 5 M loan fee
- Henderson (Newcastle) - 14 M
- Martial (Forest) - 5 M loan fee

OUT:
- Hughes (Blackburn) - free
- Olise (Chelsea) - 5 M loan fee
- Olise (Man City) - 55 M
- Holding (Villa) - 6 M