Pierre Sage to step down as Lens coach with Crystal Palace firming up interest

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Pierre Sage is poised to step down as Lens coach, a source close to the Ligue 1 club told AFP on Wednesday, amid reports he is set to take over at Crystal Palace.

[p]Sage led [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lens/IBmris38/"]Lens[/a] to a second-placed finish this season behind [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]Paris Saint-Germain[/a] and the club's first French Cup triumph in its 120-year history.[/p][p]The 47-year-old spent just one season at Lens, with his only other top-level coaching stint at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lyon/2akflumR/"]Lyon[/a].[/p][embed guid="7b61e21c-8dc0-4495-9a1f-b65913b2bcc7" url="https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2062111743258533922" social-type="twitter" /][p]According to French media, he could move to the Premier League to replace Oliver Glasner at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/crystal-palace/AovF1Mia/"]Palace[/a].[/p]

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