Reports suggest Worcester Warriors target Manu Tuilagi signs new Leicester Tigers deal
ENGLAND centre Manu Tuilagi, rumoured to be a target for Worcester Warriors, has reportedly agreed a new contract with Leicester Tigers.
Tuilagi was set to be out of contract next summer and had been linked with moves to several clubs, including Saracens, Worcester and Toulouse.
The 24-year-old has been out with a groin injury for 13 months, ruling him out of the World Cup, but is now close to a return.
Leicester director of rugby Richard Cockerill had previously said he believed rivals were offering "huge amounts of money" to lure the Samoa-born back away from the club.
Worcester were reported to have offered him £1.6m over three years but the rumours were denied by Warriors director of rugby Dean Ryan.
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