Still said the club will “always have a special place in my life”.

“I will be eternally grateful to Stade de Reims as well as everyone involved directly or indirectly with the club,” he said.

Still studied Applied Football coaching at Myerscough College, in Lancashire, and landed his first role in professional football in 2014 when he became a video analyst at Belgian side Sint-Truiden.

During his tenure, Reims, where he had also been an assistant manager, had to pay £22,000 every time he took charge of a game because he did not hold a Uefa Pro Licence.

Still has previously spoken about how video game Football Manager played a part in him becoming a professional manager.