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Sacked by Crystal Palace, Pierre Sage expected at Lens with €6m severance

Officially dismissed by Crystal Palace on Thursday, Pierre Sage should receive over €6 million in severance pay, equivalent to 18 months' salary. The French manager is also RC Lens's top priority to replace Yannick Cahuzac.

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Sacked by Crystal Palace, Pierre Sage expected at Lens with €6m severance
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Pierre Sage was officially sacked by Crystal Palace on Thursday, after only a few months in charge of the London club. The French manager, who had signed a three-year contract with the Eagles, should leave England with a substantial severance package.

According to RMC, Sage will receive the equivalent of 18 months’ salary. With his monthly pay estimated at €400,000 gross by L’Équipe at the time of his arrival in the Premier League, the total sum would exceed €6 million.

His dismissal comes just hours after Michael Carrick was sacked at Manchester United, a coincidence that did not go unnoticed by observers of the English championship.

Lens leading the race to sign him

Pierre Sage should not remain without a club for long. Discussions are underway with RC Lens, where Yannick Cahuzac was sidelined on Tuesday. According to L’Équipe, president Joseph Oughourlian has made him his absolute priority to take over at Racing.

The former Lyon manager would be willing to make a financial effort to join the Sang et Or, accepting an offer lower than the one Lens had submitted to him last summer, before he chose Crystal Palace. Negotiations between the various parties are ongoing.

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