Who is Will Still? New role confirmed for Lens boss amid Premier League manager links

A lot has been made of the managerial career of Will Still with the Englishman making waves in France.

The 32-year-old is currently in charge of Ligue 1 side Lens, after joining the Frenah side back in the summer. It comes after he left Reims just a couple of months earlier.

Still spent 18 months in charge, winning 25 of his 64 watches in charge of the club. Lens currently sit in eighth place in Ligue 1 and are six point behind a place in Europe next season.

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His work in France has led to some reports that he could be targeted by English clubs on the search for a new manager. The latest link is with Southampton, who will be playing in the Championship next season after suffering relegation from the .

The Saints are on the lookout for a new manager after parting ways with Ivan Juric less than 24 hours after their relegation was confirmed.

Still will now be able to catch clubs eyes with a TV appearance confirmed, where he could also be asked about his future.

It has been confirmed that Still will be a guest pundit on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football for the Premier League match between and Nottingham Forest. Coverage starts at 6.30pm with the game kicking off at 8pm.

Still’s coaching journey started with Preston North End in 2011, where he was appointed as academy manager, a job he held for a year. He then went overseas to build up his experience.

He moved to Belgium in 2014, joining Sint-Truiden as a video Analyst, he took up a similar role with Standard Liege in September 2015. Still then became both a Video analyst and scout with Lierse, as well as assistant manager, and even manager for eight games between October and December 2017.

Spells as assistant KFCO Beerschot followed, before another brief managerial stint with Beerschot VA between January and June 2021.

He moved from Belgium to France to join Reims as assistant manager the following summer. Another brief stint at Standard Liege came and went, before he returned to Reims, first as assistant manager, before being appointed manager in 2022.