After Cahuzac, sporting director Jean-Louis Leca « in great danger » at RC Lens

RC Lens is going through a deep governance crisis: after sacking coach Yannick Cahuzac, the Artois club could part ways with sporting director Jean-Louis Leca in the coming days. The information was reported Tuesday by journalist Loïc Tanzi.

The trigger for this internal turmoil remains the historic home defeat to Como in the UEFA Champions League (1-9 at Bollaert-Delelis), which prompted owner Joseph Oughourlian to take direct control of the club. Cahuzac, who had himself replaced Dino Toppmöller just weeks earlier, did not survive this series of catastrophic results.

According to Tanzi, Oughourlian believes that the decision to sack Toppmöller and replace him with Cahuzac — a decision made jointly by Leca and general manager Benjamin Parrot — « is not good » and that « things aren’t working out ». This assessment reportedly prompted the owner to intervene directly.

Leca’s situation now appears precarious. « What future for Jean-Louis Leca? Can Jean-Louis Leca, who chose Cahuzac with Benjamin Parrot, withstand this decision from his owner? He is in great danger today », Tanzi declared, adding that clarifications should come « in the coming days ».

The irony of the situation is not lost on observers: Leca was still widely praised for his work before the start of this season. The international break offers the club a brief respite before returning to Ligue 1 with the home match against Toulouse on November 21, then a trip to Leipzig in the UEFA Champions League three days later — two fixtures that now loom in a particularly unstable institutional context.