Toulon president Mourad Boudjellal has admitted that Chris Ashton’s future in France is uncertain as the prolific wing weighs up a move back to the Premiership.
Answering questions from fans in a Facebook live chat, Boudjellal hinted that “family problems” and the lure of the international stage had encouraged Ashton to seek a release from his three-year contract with Toulon.
The 31 year-old’s sole season in France so far saw him break the Top 14 try-scoring record. Ashton crossed the whitewash 24 times in 23 league matches, and then landed a hat-trick for the Barbarians against England at Twickenham last month.
Having previously stated that he would “love to play for England again one day”,...