BY NEIL FISSLER

Saracens are looking to head off potential interest in some of their big-name stars out of contract at the end of the season by looking to tie up new deals as quickly as possible.
England lock Maro Itoje is one of the big names and, more importantly, highest earners who is out of contract at the end of the season and has been linked with moves to France and Japan.
Itoje is one of the Premiership’s best- paid players on around £800,000 a season and is thought to be asking for an increase to join Scotland fly-half Finn Russell, who picks up £1 million as the league’s highes...