A French club is willing to make All Blacks star Beauden Barrett the highest paid player in world rugby, according to a report from the Daily Telegraph.
The Australian newspaper reported that a French Top 14 club is prepared to offer Barrett a £2m a year deal after next year’s World Cup.
The deal is reportedly worth a whopping £6m over three years.
When contacted by the Daily Telegraph, Barrett’s agent Warren Alcock refused to comment on any prospective deal to send the star playmaker to France.
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“We couldn’t make any comment on that,” Alcock said.
The move would more than triple Barrett’s salary which is believed to be £500,000 per season under his current contract with NZ Rugby and the Hurricanes.