Crystal Palace are stepping up their attempts to convince Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola to take over from Oliver Glasner and are set to offer him a lucrative three-year contract.

It is understood that Palace have made Iraola, who confirmed last month that he will be leaving Bournemouth at the end of the season, their preferred target and held initial talks with the Spaniard’s camp in the past few weeks.

Palace are aware that the 43-year-old has plenty of other suitors from the Premier League, including Chelsea, but hope that the lucrative contract offer and the potential of European football next season should they win the Conference League could help to lure him to Selhurst Park. Glasner’s side face Rayo Vallecano in the final on 27 May in Leipzig, with the winners qualifying directly for the Europa League.

Iraola is thought to be open to joining Palace but it remains to be seen what other offers come his way after leading Bournemouth – who travelled to Fulham on Saturday – to the brink of qualification for Europe next season. More talks are expected in the coming days, with Palace keen to find a replacement for Glasner as soon as possible.

The Austrian revealed in January that he will depart Selhurst Park when his contract expires this summer despite leading them to the FA Cup last year – the club’s first major trophy. He is also expected to be on the shortlist of several clubs after sealing a fourth cup final appearance in his past four seasons, although Glasner is not thought to have made a decision over this future yet.

Coventry’s Frank Lampard, Kieran McKenna of Ipswich and the former Brentford and Tottenham manager Thomas Frank are understood to be among the other potential candidates under consideration by Palace. Reports in Spain have also linked them with a move for Marcelino García Toral, who announced that he will be leaving Villarreal at the end of the season after qualifying for the Champions League in successive seasons. The 60-year-old is believed to want a job in the Premier League.