Itoje set to become Prem’s first £1m man

Expensive! Maro Itoje

MARO ITOJE will become the Premiership’s first million pound a season player after returning from the Lions tour with an enhanced reputation.
Itoje, who is still only 22, is under contract with Saracens until 2019 after signing a new long term deal at the end of last season.
He has played a key role in helping Saracens and England win back-to-back European Champions Cup and Six Nations titles respectively.
Blindside understands that one Premiership club has already failed with an offer of £850,000 a season to lure him away from Saracens.
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