Glasner on transfers and importance of home fans
Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against West Ham (kick-off 15:00 BST).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
On preparing for games when there are so many rumours surrounding players: "It never gets boring being a manager. There are always different challenges and that's part of leadership. I always try to speak to the players almost every day to get information. We are here to support them. We are responsible for the team and that's the most important message. We are here for the team and everybody gets our support. In the end, it's important to perform for the team for Crystal Palace to win games."
On money to bring in new players: "You'll have to ask the chairman - he's responsible for the financial part. The transfer window is still open for one more week and there's a lot of talk and speculation. We try to be prepared for every situation and that is all we can do. I'm always asking the players to focus on what they can influence and it's the same with me."
On Joachim Andersen going to Fulham and other team news: "Joachim won't be available because he's into final negotiations, and Jordan Ayew is the same [to Leicester]. Matheus Franca [is not available] after his fracture. Will Hughes got sick yesterday evening. He was here today but after 20 minutes he stopped training so we have to wait through the night to see if he's available. The others trained the whole week and they are ready."
On Marc Guehi being involved: "Yes, Marc will lead the team as a captain."
Asked if he expects Guehi to still be a Palace player at the end of the transfer window: "I expect everyone to still be a Crystal Palace player until I am told different. I expect everyone to be here because now we have 18 on-field players available. We know that if we lose one or two players, we also have to replace them because we need a competitive first-team squad. There are now 37 Premier League gamedays and this is the job we have to do within the next week."
On being linked with Chelsea forward Raheem Sterling: "Sterling is a fantastic player, but that doesn't mean he will be a Crystal Palace player. He's played in the Premier League for many years and he always scores goals, but I don't know what's happening with him."
On the importance of the home supporters against West Ham: "It's always very important and you could feel it at the end of the season. We have a togetherness from the first second and that will be very important tomorrow. We need to stick together to support each other. Our fans, they feel it. We need their support and this will help the team to forget everything and perform at their best level."
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