This Tuesday, the president of the MHR Mohed Altrad announced the return of Benoît Paillaugue to the Hérault in the offseason, but to integrate the staff. Nevertheless, Toulon is not yet ready to release its player, for whom there is still one year of contract with the RCT.
It’s a soap opera that is starting to last. A few weeks ago, the rumor of a return of Benoît Paillaugue to the MHR invaded the landscape of the transfer market. This Thursday, Mohed Altrad spoke about the case, with the sincerity that we know him. On our site, the Hérault president said this: “Benoît Paillaugue returns to the club and will take the place of Bruce Reihana: Benoît’s return will do us good. Character, he has it. He’s a motivator, a facilitator.”
Words that seem clear, but not for everyone. Even if the 35-year-old scrum-half would have told the Toulon leaders of his desire to leave, the RCT is not yet ready to release. On the Var side, we explained to our colleagues from Var Matin: “We will be looking for a scrum half Jiff (Young people from French training) to replace Benoît. It is his will. But at the moment, the situation with Montpellier is not clear”.
To sum up: a departure from Benoît Paillaugue is far from impossible, but at present, Toulon wants to secure its back. As a reminder, the 35-year-old player is under contract until 2024 in the Var. Everything should be unlocked in the next few days.
27 games this season with Toulon
Arrived last summer on the Rade, Benoît Paillaugue showed that he could still render a lot of services to a Top 14 club. This season, he took part in 27 meetings with the Toulon tunic, including 13 in the skin of a holder.
He was obviously one of the big players in the victorious campaign in the Challenge Cup of the Toulonnais. Presumably, the scrum half would like to end his sports career to join the staff of the MHR, but nothing has been done yet. Case to follow.
2023-05-30 19:32:38
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