#5. Harry Williams to Montpellier
Devon Live and The Rugby Paper state that the 31-year-old is rumoured to be planning a move to the south of France, after months of speculation.
Exeter Chiefs have had to let numerous first team stars go come the end of the season, as the Devonshire club is financially unable to match the wage offers presented from the bidding overseas clubs.
Williams has been a mainstay with the Chiefs since 2015, after crossing the English Channel and arriving from Championship side Jersey.
He has made 161 appearances for the Chiefs, and has three decorated winners medals with the club. The prop was a pivotal front-row pillar for Exeter’s first ever Premiership title in 2016/17, and the 2020 Premiership and Heineken Champions Cup double.
#6.Jack Nowell to La Rochelle
The Rugby Paper report the star winger’s CV is currently doing the rounds in the French Top 14 with the 29-year-old out of contract at Sandy Park at the end of the season. Reports since have suggested has has signed a pre-contract agreement with La Rochelle.
Responding to the speculation, Nowell has revealed he’d love to stay at Sandy Park, but added he must always put his ‘family first’.
Speaking exclusively to The Telegraph, he said: “I won’t go to another Premiership side,”
“I want to stay at Exeter, but I’m out of contract, there’s stuff going on with the salary cap and I’ve got a growing family. And I’ll be 30 after the World Cup. I’m in talks with the club at the moment; ideally I’d stay but I’m not too sure what’s going on. The first thing for me is my family.
“My only option if I’m in England is to stay. France, Japan… I went out to Japan for the World Cup – it was an amazing country. I’d like to give Japan a go over France but, obviously, anything could happen.
“There will potentially be a time when I go somewhere else but my roots are here and I’d always end up back here. At the same time, I am quite ‘out there’ as a person and I like my family to be like that so, if I’m given the chance to experience something else with them, then I have to take it.
“The flipside is, if I can get stuff sorted here and I’m still in a position where I can look after the family. I love the club dearly and my main option would be to stay, if I can get something sorted.”