He therefore only stayed one season on the sidelines of Racing Club de Lens. An extraordinary 2025-2026 financial year, concluded with a victory in the Coupe de France, at the end of which Pierre Sage decided to bow out.
In recent days, the 47-year-old technician had nevertheless suggested that he was going to continue his adventure in Nord-Pas-de-Calais. In Téléfoot, on May 24, he affirmed that he would still be on the Lensois sidelines next season.
“My desire is to stay in Lens”he confided in “L’After Foot” a few hours later. A speech not really clear either since Pierre Sage seemed at the same time to open the door to a departure.
Pierre Sage, Lens supporters feel betrayed
Many RC Lens supporters disapprove of his attitude. “Thank you for the Cup and 2nd place, not for the contempt of the club and its supporters. Next! “,
writes for example Nico91 on the site Lensois.com. “He runs away like a thief, good luck, he had nothing to do with us”deplores another user.
Coveted by several clubs, notably Crystal Palace, the former coach of Olympique Lyonnais could soon discover the Premier League. Patrick Videira, coach of Le Mans, is part of a short list of coaches likely to succeed him.
