Another Premier League manager is set to be announced very soon.
Currently three top tier clubs (Man City, Ipswich, Fulham) still without managers despite the 2026/27 Premier League fixtures announced yesterday.
Just under nine weeks now until the 2026/27 Premier League kicks off again on Friday 21 August.
On Tuesday we saw Crystal Palace officially announce Pierre Sage as their new manager, the permanent replacement for Oliver Glasner.
Now Ipswich Town expected to announce their replacement for Kieran McKenna very soon.
Ten days ago the Ipswich manager gave the shock news he was stepping down, explaining: “It is with a mixture of gratitude, pride, sadness and contentment that I have decided to step down from the honour of managing this historic football club. When you have the connection that we have built at this club there is never a good time to say goodbye. However, having achieved a second promotion to the Premier League last season, with another memorable final day in our stadium, and after reflection over the last couple of weeks, I feel this is the right time for me to step aside. I do so with great pride at the incredible progress we have made and with huge hope and optimism for the future of the club. To manage this club has been an absolute privilege. Over the last five seasons we have been on an incredible journey that has brought so many of the best experiences in my professional and personal life. After giving so much to the role over the previous five seasons, I now look forward to taking a break from management and dedicating some time to my family, who have been with me every step of my career so far.”
Now BBC Sport reporting: ‘Ipswich are close to appointing Gary O’Neil as their new head coach. The 43-year-old is poised to replace Kieran McKenna, who stepped down from the Portman Road post earlier this month. Compensation with O’Neil’s current club Strasbourg is still to be agreed but is not expected to be an issue for the Tractor Boys.’
Strasbourg are of course owned by the Chelsea ownership group and Gary O’Neill was appointed in January (2026) when the Chelsea owners made the disastrous move of shifting Liam Rosenior to Stamford Bridge from Strasbourg.
Gary O’Neill last managed in the Premier League at Wolves, ironically he was sacked by them in December 2024 after a loss to Ipswich Town.
Of the Premier League managers, Kieran McKenna was the third longest serving after Mikel Arteta and Eddie Howe.
Only four of the Premier League managers set to be in charge for the 2026/27 season have been in their current job for two years or more. Apart from Arteta and Howe, the only other two are Unai Emery and Daniel Farke.
This is now the current position for permanent Premier League managers – as at 20 June 2026:
Mikel Arteta (Arsenal) 22 December 2019
Eddie Howe (Newcastle United) 8 November 2021
Unai Emery (Villa) 1 November 2022
Daniel Farke (Leeds) 4 July 2023
Regis Le Bris (Sunderland) 1 July 2024
Fabian Hurzeler (Brighton) 2 July 2024
Frank Lampard (Coventry) 28 November 2024
David Moyes (Everton) 11 January 2025
Sergej Jakirovic (Hull) 11 June 2025
Keith Andrews (Brentford) 27 June 2025
Michael Carrick (Man Utd) 13 January 2026
Vitor Pereira (Forest) 15 February 2026
Roberto De Zerbi (Spurs) 31 March 2026
Marco Rose (Bournemouth) 1 June 2026
Andoni Iraola (4 June 2026)
Pierre Sage (15 June 2026)
Xabi Alonso (Chelsea) set to take over on 1 July 2026
No manager (Fulham)
No manager (Man City)
No manager (Ipswich)