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The 47-year-old has actually left Selhurst Park less than 5 months after he was designated the follower to Oliver Glasner, who had actually guided the Eagles to Conference League magnificence last season and a historical very first FA Cup victory the year before.
Sage got to Palace on the back of an effective 2025-26 project in charge of Lens, who ended up second in Ligue 1 and won their first-ever Coupe de France prize.
The Frenchman was not able to make an instant effect in South London and has actually left Palace sitting rock bottom of the Premier League table after losing 7 of his opening 10 video games (W1 D2).
A 3-1 home defeat to Liverpool last weekend represented a 4th successive top-flight defeat for the Eagles that showed to be the last nail in the casket for Sage, who saw his side yield a division-high 24 objectives.
Palace likewise sit 21st in the 36-team Europa League standings with just one win from their very first 4 video games on the board so far.
Frank de Boer (5) is the only irreversible supervisor in Crystal Palace’s 121-year history who has actually managed less matches than Sage (16 ), who leaves with a 31.25% win ratio (W5 D3 L8).
Crystal Palace Football Club can verify that Pierre Sage has actually left his function as Manager. The club wants to put on record its thanks to Pierre and his personnel for their efforts throughout their time in South London, and want them well for the future. https://t.co/JcVHA6FIhe https://t.co/VAM8XnpHlq
— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) November 12, 2026
In a club declaration launched on Thursday, Palace stated that 3 members of Sage’s backroom personnel – Jamal Alioui, Damien Della Santa and Sandy Guichard – had actually likewise left the club.
The Eagles included: “The club thanks Pierre and his staff for their efforts during their time in South London, and wish them well for the future.
“An upgrade on the procedure of selecting a brand-new supervisor will be offered in due course.”
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It was reported at the end of last month that Sean Dyche was the ‘frontrunner’ to replace Sage as Palace head coach.
The likes of Anthony Barry – Thomas Tuchel’s assistant coach at England – Vitor Pereira and Rob Edwards, Jens Berthel Askou and Ole Werner have also been linked with the Eagles job.
However, multiple reports, including one from BBC Sport, claims that Thomas Frank is now in ‘sophisticated talks’ to take control of.
It is believed that Palace dream to settle Frank’s consultation before their next Premier League video game away versus Coventry City on November 21.
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Frank has actually run out work because he was sacked as Tottenham Hotspur employer in February, after less than 8 months in charge.
The 53-year-old, who changed Ange Postecolgou, won just 13 of his 38 video games at the helm and left the North London club suffering in 16th location in the Premier League table, 5 points above the transfer zone.
Throughout a quick, trouble-filled spell in charge, Frank was not able to make the support of the Spurs faithful, with his period specified by various problems and uncomfortable mistakes consisting of drinking from a coffee cup branded with the Arsenal badge.
Frank had massive success at previous club Brentford throughout a remarkable seven-year spell in between 2018 and 2025, directing the Bees into the Premier League and then developing them as a competitive top-flight group, reaching a ninth-place surface in 2023.
The Dane won 132 of his 317 video games in charge of Brentford and they completed as high as ninth in the Premier League under his tutelage in the 2022-23 season.
Frank specified in June that he had no intents of taking a brand-new task and chose to perform media and punditry tasks throughout the 2026 World Cup, however he now seems all set to leap back into management and start a fresh obstacle with Crystal Palace.
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