Frank de Boer ‘excited’ to become Crystal Palace manager, says twin brother Ronald de Boer

Frank de Boer is excited about the opportunity to become Crystal Palace manager and is in talks over the final points of a deal, his brother Ronald said on Friday.

The younger of the twins, both former Dutch internationals, is deciding this weekend whether to accept Palace’s offer.

Frank was sacked by Inter Milan in November after just 85 games in charge and sees the Palace job as the chance to revive his career.

Palace hope to make an announcement next week and Ronald said: “Hopefully, they round things up soon. Frank is very excited, of course.

“It’s the biggest league - everybody knows it, everybody’s watching the Premier League.

“You can really do something if you have the chance, because there is money involved and you can buy players. It’s an interesting league to see what you’re capable of as a manager.

“I know they are talking and I think it’s just about little terms with the coaching staff, etc. I don’t see any problem but, of course, it’s not for me to say if it’s a done deal or not.”

De Boer’s short spell at Inter was his second stint as manager with his first being a hugely successful five-and-a-half years with Ajax where he won four successive Dutch titles.

De Boer has been considering his next move carefully since his 14‑game spell in charge of Inter, who were under new Chinese ownership. He left Inter with the club 12th in Serie A but Palace chairman Steve Parish was impressed when he interviewed the former Holland defender.

Parish has wanted to appoint a manager who will stay at Selhurst Park long enough to build the club and sees De Boer as that man.

The chairman has also been weighing up the direction Palace want to go in terms of the style of the team. De Boer played for Ajax, Barcelona, Galatasaray and Rangers, as well as making more than 100 appearances for Holland.

De Boer has been linked with the Tottenham and Liverpool jobs in the past and is attracted by working in the Premier League.

His appointment would end a lengthy search for a new manager since Palace were left shocked by the sudden resignation of Sam Allardyce more than a month ago.

Palace also interviewed Mauricio Pellegrino while Sean Dyche was also considered but the Burnley manager was not spoken to about the job.