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Jeffery Schlupp's boss Allardyce quits Crystal Palace
Sam Allardyce has stunned Crystal Palace by quitting with indications that he is now also bringing to an end his 26-year career as a manager.
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The Eagles manager struggled initially after taking over at Selhurst Park in December, but his side rallied in the spring and sealed survival on the penultimate day of the season by thumping Hull City 4-0 at Selhurst Park.
The Independent understands that there was no huge bust-up with the board, but that there were conversations over how next season would look and they ended with Allardyce telling the club he wants to leave, and that he may even take a step back from management.
The club are now understood to be preparing a statement insisting they have parted on amicable terms and playing down the suggestion from certain sources that Allardyce had concerns about the club's transfer plans for the summer.
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The former England boss went into talks with the club's owners on Tuesday unsure about staying on but had not discounted continuing in the role, as he was contracted to do until 2019.
Discussions about the summer's recruitment had been ongoing for a while, however, with Allardyce believing that Palace needed to strengthen significantly to progress. He had frequently cited his team's recruitment as a key reason for Palace's survival in recent weeks and the 62 year-old and chairman Steve Parish had already discussed a number of targets for the summer, including Jermain Defoe - who is now set to sign a three-year deal with Bournemouth that will net him an eye-watering £20million in total.
Allardyce believes that he has a six-month break clause in the £2.5m per annum, two-and-a-half-year deal signed with the Selhurst Park club in December. His resignation comes six months to the day from when he was announced as Alan Pardew's replacement.
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