The MHR is in talks with the English international center Manu Tuilagi, currently at Sale, to bring him next season. The Hérault club, 12th in the Top 14 this season, wants to strike hard on the transfer market.
The MHR multiplies the avenues
Montpellier managers are very active in building a competitive workforce for the next financial year. Besides Tuilagi, they also targeted the Fijian Joseph Massey (25 years old, 4 caps) in the center, the South African opener Curwin Bosch (26 years old, 3 caps) and the 3rd English line of Saracens Billy Vunipola.
The MHR has already obtained the agreement of the Montalbanian scrum-half Alexis Bernadet. But to attract these renowned players, the club will first have to downsize its current squad.
Departures to be expected
Several little-used players were invited to find a new base, like the winger Louis Foursans. The pillar Titi Lamositele signed up with Harlequins. The New Zealander George Bridge discuss him with English clubs like Bath.
Other elements at the end of the contract could also pack their bags this summer. The big cleaning is launched by Bernard Laporte et Patrice Collazo to breathe new life into the Montpellier group.
Duel with Perpignan for Tuilagi?
If Montpellier is confident in enlisting the 32-year-old English star with 59 caps, it will have to face competition from Perpignan, another club determined to lure him into its net.
USAP, 13th in the Top 14, would very much like to have the powerful center in its ranks, in the footsteps of his brothers who wore the blood and gold jersey.
The Tuilagi soap opera has only just begun, but one thing is certain: the XXL recruitment of the MHR promises to be exciting to follow this summer. Response in the coming weeks.
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2024-03-06 17:19:40
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