Crystal Palace poised to appoint Pierre Sage as head coach on two-year deal

• Sage guided Lens to second place in Ligue 1 this season

• Glasner likely to join Milan after rejecting Feyenoord offer

Crystal Palace are poised to appoint Pierre Sage as Oliver Glasner’s successor after holding productive talks with the Frenchman.

Sage, who guided Lens to the Coupe de France and second place in Ligue 1 this season, is understood to have agreed terms on a two-year deal with the option of a 12 month extension. Compensation for the 47-year-old must be resolved but that is not thought to be an obstacle.

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