The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

[Marlow Nick]

The one that really stinks is Itoje.
After all the press about him being the highest paid and maybe the first mlion pound salary along with McCall saying he was concerned about how to retain him... We now learn he's not even in the top 10 best paid locks in England but coincidentally Nigel did decide to invest £1.6m to buy his image rights.

Any claims that the players are innocent goes out the window.

[backdoc]

And of course as the player is complicit in this, he is not going to move clubs. Wray has bought silence, and commitment to Saracens.
Completely cynical IMO. Nothing about player welfare.

[matelot22]

And of course as the player is complicit in this, he is not going to move clubs. Wray has bought silence, and commitment to Saracens.
Completely cynical IMO. Nothing about player welfare.

This!!! Absolutely spot on, and why I still think they'll find another way to hang on to all of their big names. Even if it comes down to bags of £50 notes in brown paper bags, Slimy Nige will find a way.

[Neils]

As Farrell hasn't been mentioned he must be a "Marquee player " this could be funded from almost anywhere. No wonder he doesn't want to move.

[welsh wasp]

Interesting comment somewhere that Itoje’s agent suggested the image rights wheeze or was it the PR appearances, nine of which he ever made.
Seems Saracens do negotiate with some agents!?