Fly-half endured torrid first season at Racing 92
Farrell agrees summer return including a pay cut
Owen Farrell has agreed an immediate return to Saracens and will return to his boyhood club after a torrid season with Racing 92. The 33-year-old former England captain will join Saracens as a player-coach this summer on a five-year deal.
Saracens have secured Farrell’s signing after agreeing a compensation package with Racing 92 of around €200,000 – significantly less than the €500,000 paid by the French club last year – and reaching a deal over personal terms. Farrell had signed a two-year deal with Racing but endured an injury-hit first season and informed the club of his desire to return to the Premiership towards the end of the campaign.
Farrell’s move back to Saracens makes him available for England’s summer tour of Argentina and the USA but it is unclear if he wants to return to international duty or if the head coach Steve Borthwick wants to recall him.
