Leigh Halfpenny: No bid from Racing Metro for the Cardiff Blues star
Racing Metro have denied reports they are set to make a bid for Wales and British and Irish Lions star Leigh Halfpenny.
Halfpenny has become one of the most sought-after players in Europe following his magnificent displays for Wales and the Lions this year.
The full-back was player of the series on the recent Lions tour of Australia, and his club Cardiff Blues admit they cannot compete financially with the riches on offer in France – despite receiving financial help from the Welsh Rugby Union – if Halfpenny chooses to cash in on his new-found status.
Reports in the rugby press claimed the hugely wealthy Paris-based club Racing – who have already signed Lions trio Jonny Sexton, Jamie Roberts and Dan Lydiate this summer – wanted to secure the services of Halfpenny.
But in a statement the Top 14 side said: “Racing Metro 92, through its president Jacky Lorenzetti, wishes to deny this information. The club is not one of the proposed bidding agents.”
Racing Metro deny making bid for Lions superstar Leigh Halfpenny
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