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All Blacks captain Kieran Read could win $ 2 million a season playing for French Racing 92 after the World Cup next year.
French rugby paper Olympic Midday The club, which signed with Dan Carter after the 2015 World Cup, offered Read 1.2 million euros (2 million NZD) per season to join the club after the tournament of the year. next in Japan.
Read, 33, said it would be his last year in New Zealand after playing 118 times with the All Blacks since 2008 and taking captaincy after Richie McCaw retired at the end of 2015.
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Kieran Read exchanged critics after his performance in the All Blacks defeat against Ireland in Dublin earlier this month.
The French report also stated that Read had two team offers in the UK to take into account.
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If he chose to sign with Racing 92 based in Paris, he could play alongside former All Blacks winger Joe Rokocoko and lock Dominic Bird. Both are currently contracted on the side.
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All Blacks captain Kieran Read has three offers on the table.
Racing 92 made Carter the world's highest-paying player in fifth place in 2015, when they signed it for a £ 1.3 million contract (NZ $ 2.4 million) a year.
If this is confirmed, the questions on the recent form of Read clearly did not affect him on the European market, rich in cash.
After playing in the 16 to 9 defeat against Ireland in Dublin earlier this month, he was right with one shot on goal and made some unusual mistakes.
No. 8 underwent surgery to repair a lumbar disc in the back last December, but returned on time to help the Crusaders win their ninth Super Rugby title.
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen defended Read against the critics on his tour in the North, and Crusader coach Scott Robertson also took up his defense earlier this week.
"A player from his mana, his captaincy and how special he is as a New Zealander and how long he has played at a high level, can play pretty fast," said Robertson.
"For him, it's hard to swallow, but I know it's the game we're fighting and he's going to miss and he'll come back stronger for that."
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