Saracens captain Owen Farrell is set to end his career with the club by signing a three-year contract extension worth £800k per season.
RUCK sources suggest the playmaker’s new deal runs until June 2025 and includes and option for a further year. An announcement is expected to be confirmed in the next week.
Farrell has been chased by some of the world’s elite clubs over the past few months, but it appears the playmaker is keen to end his career with Sarries.
The 30-year-old, who currently earns in the region of £750k, is currently captain of Gallagher Premiership side Saracens and is captain of the England National Team.
That is still less than what England and Saracens teammate Maro Itoje earns, based on a recent report by Rugby Pass.
Farrell has played international rugby for England since 2012 and is one of the top points scorers in test history, having scored 1070 points from 100 tests.
DID YOU KNOW? Farrell celebrates every point he scores by linking his index fingers together to make a ‘JJ’ sign, the Joining Jack salute, Joining Jack being a charity dedicated to the needs of sufferers of Duchenne muscular dystrophy
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#5. Maro Itoje
- Club: Saracens
- Salary: £825k
When Itoje was rumoured to be interested in joining Racing 92 last year, club president Jacky Lorenzetti let slip that the lock wanted €1million for the deal to go through. Reports indicate he earns between £800k and £850k from Sarries.
