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Matthew Tait wants to back out of Bayonne deal - Tigers
ESPN Staff
May 28, 2015
Matthew Tait escapes Luke Marshall's tackle
Matthew Tait escapes Luke Marshall's tackle© Charles McQuillan/Getty Images

Leicester Tigers are hoping Matthew Tait's deal to join Bayonne falls through.

The utility back's contract expires in the summer with the 29-year-old having agreed a move to sign for the French side in January.

However, Bayonne face an uncertain future after being relegated from the Top 14 and Tait is keen to stay at the Tigers, according to chief executive Simon Cohen.

"If we can resolve it then I am pretty sure he will stay," Cohen told BBC Radio Leicester.

"It is everybody's assumption that he had a get-out clause.

"But I know the situation is a little bit more complicated than that. We are working on it, our lawyers are working on it and Mathew is working on it."

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