LEICESTER supremo Geordan Murphy is banking on loyalty to trump cash after admitting his club cannot compete with the big money being thrown at Manu Tuilagi.
Tigers have stood by 27- year-old Tuilagi during his long battle for fitness but face losing the England centre this summer, with French cracks Racing 92 reputedly willing to pay him £2.5m over three years – a move that would end his Test career after the World Cup.
Leicester are believed to have made an offer worth £450,000-a-year, which, with England appearance fees, would bring him closer to the money available in ...
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