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Crystal Palace are successful talks pinch Pierre Sage pinch a position to making him their caput coach aft he led Lens to 2nd successful Ligue 1 this season. Andoni Iraola was nan preferred action to switch Oliver Glasner but nan erstwhile Bournemouth head is successful discussions pinch Liverpool complete succeeding Arne Slot.
Sage inherited a Lens broadside past June who had vanished eighth and made them title contenders, finishing six points adrift of Paris Saint-Germain, and won nan Coupe de France. He was successful complaint of Lyon for conscionable complete a twelvemonth earlier being sacked successful January 2025. Sage is understood to beryllium keen to subordinate Palace truthful nan anticipation is that a woody will beryllium struck.
Palace besides had Frank Lampard successful their thoughts but were put disconnected by nan compensation interest – thought to beryllium £5m – they would person needed to salary Coventry, whom nan erstwhile England midfielder led to promotion from nan Championship successful April.
Glasner is departing arsenic Palace’s astir successful head having added Conference League occurrence past week to his FA Cup triumph past season. He wrote an unfastened missive to nan fans connected Tuesday, saying it had been a “privilege” to activity there.
“The nine is built connected nan strongest of connections betwixt nan squad and its fans,” he wrote. “I consciousness very fortunate to person been connected an astonishing travel pinch you each during nan clip I person been here.” He said results had “shown that Crystal Palace tin conflict against nan very champion teams astatine location and crossed nan continent”.
