Pierre Sage Expected To Take Break From Management Following Crystal Palace Sacking

Pierre Sage is not expected to return to management immediately, despite interest from RC Lens, who he left to join Palace in the summer. 

Palace had to pay a compensation fee to acquire Sage's services, reportedly in the region of £3-£4 million, and were potentially hopeful that Lens would come back in for him, meaning they wouldn't have to pay him off upon sacking him. 

It appears that Sage is willing to take a break from management though, and that would mean that Palace do fork out to part ways with him.