All Blacks backline utility Colin Slade has reportedly been tempted to join French club Pau on a deal thought to be worth more than $720,000 a season.
French rugby newspaper Midi Olympique is reporting that the 27-year-old has been offered a two or three-year deal worth €500,000 a season.
Slade is off-contract with New Zealand Rugby this year, and the Crusaders first-five's future after the Rugby World Cup is uncertain.
Slade's versatility in the backline gives him a good chance of being selected in the World Cup squad, but he remains stuck in a logjam with Dan Carter, Beauden Barrett and Aaron Cruden for the All Blacks' number 10 jersey.
Pau have a strong Kiwi connection, being coached by former All Blacks first-five Simon Mannix.
