Sale Sharks and England star, George Ford, are once again making waves in the rumour mill, and this time, it’s all about a potential French fling with Racing 92.
According to the folks over at French outlet Midi Olympique, Ford, who’s currently gearing up with the England squad for the World Cup in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, is apparently catching Racing 92’s eye.
Now, we’ve heard whispers about this Racing 92 connection before; The Rugby Paper gave us a heads-up back in June. But Midi, they’re doubling down, claiming that the Ford-to-Paris deal is still firmly on the table.
In fact, they’re even suggesting that the pint-sized playmaker is practically being served up to the deep-pocketed French giants on a silver platter.
Let’s talk numbers, folks. Sale Sharks might have a strong game, but when it comes to the salary department, they’re not in the same league as Racing 92.
Rumour has it that Ford could potentially see his annual earnings rocket from a cool £400,000 to a jaw-dropping £800,000 if he decides to pack his bags and cross the Channel.
That’s some serious cha-ching! 💰💨🇫🇷 #GeorgeFordRumors #Racing92Calling #BigMoneyMove
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The 100 best rugby players in the world:
With less than a fortnight remaining until the commencement of the Rugby World Cup, the rugby specialists at Telegraph Sport have collaboratively assessed and ranked the top 100 players globally.
Presented below is the comprehensive list, starting from the 100th spot and culminating at the first position.
100. Pierre Schoeman (Scotland)
99. Tommaso Menoncello (Italy)
98. Franco Mostert (South Africa)
97. Paul Alo-Emile (Samoa)
96. Sione Tuipulotu (Scotland)
95 Juan Martín González (Argentina)
94. Jasper Wiese (South Africa)
93. Damian Willemse (South Africa)
92. Mark Telea (New Zealand)
91. Faf de Klerk (South Africa)
90. Handré Pollard (South Africa)
89. James Lowe (Ireland)
88. Jamie Ritchie (Scotland)
87. Paul Willemse (France)
86. Shannon Frizell (New Zealand)
85. Freddie Steward (England)
They wrote: “The best England player to emerge in this four-year cycle, without question. Steward has come a long way from having to ditch a shift in Costa to turn out for Leicester in the Premiership Rugby Cup, to becoming England’s specialist diffuser under the high ball at full-back while hoovering up a number of awards. The potential is enormous, and he should thrive at his first World Cup.”
84. Thibaud Flament (France)
83. Duhan van der Merwe (Scotland)
82. Matthieu Jalibert (France)
81.. Jac Morgan (Wales)