With the start date of the 2020/21 Greene King Championship currently unknown, another bunch of Saracens stars have been linked with either permanent or temporary moves away from Allianz Park.
1. Manu Vunipola (Newcastle Falcons)
It’s now expected that he WILL NOT spend a season in the Championship, with the former England U18 and U20 international set for a season-long loan to newly promoted Newcastle Falcons. According to RUCK sources, the fly-half was originally set to stay, but now on the cusp of international selection wants to push on next season in the English top flight.
Having won four caps at U18 level for England, he played eight times for England U20s in 2019, and was part of the squad for the World Rugby U20 Championship that year. The 2019/20 season was a breakthrough campaign for Vunipola, also making his first Champions Cup outing for Saracens.
DID YOU KNOW? As a junior, he played for Burnham RFC, and captained the Harrow School rugby team.
2. Richard Wigglesworth (Sale Sharks)
A deal to take the veteran scrum-half back to Sale Sharks as a player-coach was cancelled back in July, with the playmaker instead penning an extension to stay at Allianz Park until the end of the 2019/20 season. Despite interest from Ealing Trailfinders and Newcastle Falcons, the AJ Bell Stadium continues to be th 37-year-old's most likely destination.
Wigglesworth has appeared over 200 times for Saracens and in 2018/19 broke former captain Steve Borthwick’s record as the all-time Premiership appearance holder. Internationally, the Lancastrian has appeared in two World Cups with England and has 31 caps.
DID YOU KNOW? He served as the defence and kicking coach of Canada at the 2019 Rugby World Cup
3. Josh Ibuanokpe (Bristol Bears)
The explosive tighthead has been linked with a move to Bristol Bears. The 24-year-old elite scrummager has impressed for Sarries since joining from Harlequins, and is understood to be keen to remain in the Gallagher Premiership.
The England age-grade tighthead’s first Premiership and European outings both came in the 2018/19 campaign.
DID YOU KNOW? He graduated from the University of Bristol with a degree in Physics in July 2019.
Saracens player Josh Ibuanokpe attacking during the Premiership Rugby Cup, Semi Final, rugby game between Sale Sharks and Saracens at JW Bell Stadium on February 7th - PHOTO: Steve Bond/PPAUK
4. Joel Kpoku (Unknown)
Previously heavily linked with a move to Northampton Saints by the The Rugby Paper, it has been suggested that the 21-year-old could yet make a short-term move to the Gallagher Premiership. London Irish are thought to be the favourites to land the lock on what could be a three-month loan.
A mainstay in the England Under-20s side, Kpoku made his international bow against the Junior Springboks and has since represented his country at two U20 World Rugby Championships.
The powerful forward was also called up to a full England training camp in August 2018.