Danny Care is willing to turn down lucrative offers from France to sign a new contract with Harlequins that will allow him to finish his decorated career at the London club.
The 37-year-old scrum-half retired from England after the recent Six Nations, having won 101 caps in almost 16 years of national service.
Since then, Care has faced a dilemma over what his final contract as a player is likely to be.
Mail Sport understands he held talks with both Bayonne and Perpignan but opted to reject a deal to double his current salary, so he could remain at Quins for another year.
Well-placed sources have indicated that Perpignan had been able to offer £400,000 a year for two years, but Care decided to stay at the club he has represented since signing from Leeds in 2006.
Danny Care to sign new deal with Harlequins, rejecting lucrative offers from France
Care will spend another year collaborating with Marcus Smith in the London-based team’s No. 10.
Care announced his retirement from international rugby after the recent Six Nations
An agreement is believed to be signed “imminently.” This is a blow for Quins, who had hoped to persuade his veteran No 9 to stay for another season in partnership with England flyhalf Marcus Smith.
Days after the 37-year-old Harlequins scrum-half announced his retirement from Test rugby, it was revealed he will finally play for the famous Barbarians.
Care will join Ben Youngs, Zach Mercer and Jonathan Joseph in a high-profile English contingent within the Barbarians squad that will be coached by Robbie Deans, the New Zealander who was previously in charge of Australia.
The match against top performers Fiji, who defeated England at Twickenham last summer just before the World Cup in France, will take place as the second part of a dazzling double-header at the national stadium on June 22.
