RC Lens could appoint Olivier Pantaloni as new coach. The duo that worked well at Lorient would then be reformed. The former midfielder is first there to learn and is enrolled in the BEPF (professional football coach diploma) training for the coming year. It seems very likely that the RCL will make his former captain his future number 1 coach. But before, he will be the assistant coach of the next technician. This could be... Olivier Pantaloni according to several sources and in particular La Voix des Sports. The balance of the Corsican pair at the Merlus for recall? An accession and a maintenance in Ligue 1 acquired easily. At Lens, Pantaloni would also have Jean-Louis Leca as sports director, another well-known Corsican figure. At 59 years old, Olivier Pantaloni could direct his 4th club after AC Ajaccio (2009-2012 and 2014-2024), Tours (2013-14) and Lorient (2024-26). Designated best coach of Ligue 2 in 2024-25, he had made the ACA rise to L1 in 2011 and Lorient in 2025. A fashionable coach, he could work again with Yannick Cahuzac, whom he does not tire of praising. 'It will be the best coach in France in the near future. I'm not trying to flatter him, I think it sincerely. He has a tactical intelligence, reflection... Management will come with time. It doesn't bother me to say it, I'm 60 years old, I have 2-3 years left, it's not him who will put obstacles in my way ', said Pantaloni on RMC.