{"id":328312,"date":"2025-12-21T15:21:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T15:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/328312\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T15:21:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T15:21:14","slug":"louis-rees-zammit-turns-down-astonishing-600000-offer-as-fight-ramps-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/328312\/","title":{"rendered":"Louis Rees-Zammit turns down astonishing \u00a3600,000 offer as fight ramps up"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Wales winger is in talks over a new deal at Bristol but Top 14 clubs are circling\"LouisLouis Rees-Zammit(Image: Huw Evans Picture Agency Ltd)<\/p>\n

Louis Rees-Zammit is attracting interest from a number of French clubs after reportedly turning down an astonishing \u00a3600,000-a-season offer from Newcastle Red Bulls.<\/p>\n

Rugby Pass report <\/a>the Wales winger said no to the three-year deal before his proposed move to R360 collapsed with a delay to the mooted new competition. He currently earns around \u00a3220,000 at Bristol Bears and is in discussions about extending his deal on better terms.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old has impressed since returning from the NFL, scoring three tries in six matches and playing for Wales during the autumn internationals. He starts at full-back for Bristol against Harlequins on Saturday<\/p>\n

Bristol coach Pat Lam has previously revealed the Welshman turned down better financial offers to join Bristol for this season, but he will be looking for a higher wage after proving he is still one of the best and most marketable assets in the British game.<\/p>\n

Rees-Zammit’s future is one of the most high profile to still be confirmed after a number of deals were signed in recent weeks.<\/p>\n

Wales team-mates Jac Morgan and Dewi Lake are both joining Gloucester next season, while Tomos Williams is leaving for Saracens and Nicky Smith has signed for Sale Sharks from Leicester.<\/p>\n

As for Rees-Zammit, he is thought to be keen to stay at Bristol if the right deal can be struck. He lives in Cardiff<\/a> and commutes to training and matches.<\/p>\n

Lam has been impressed by the Wales star’s performances and attitude since taking a slight gamble on him in the summer.<\/p>\n

Any concerns were quickly allayed as Rees-Zammit proved he is still a top class player who now has added bulk to go with his electric speed.<\/p>\n

He has suffered a couple of niggly injuries since being at the club and was pulled late from last weekend’s comfortable win over Pau in the Champions Cup.<\/p>\n

Speaking recently about his return to rugby, he said: “I absolutely love it. It’s so good to be back in the Premiership. It’s amazing to be at Bristol as well.<\/p>\n

“The whole club, my team-mates, they’ve all made me feel so welcome. The supporters as well. We get such a good turnout every week.”<\/p>\n

His impact has also been hailed by team-mate Harry Randall, who said: “He’s had a very big impact. The person he is coming into a squad. He’s brilliant for our commercial team I should think!<\/p>\n

“He’s probably brought a few more followers for them!<\/p>\n

“But he’s been brilliant. He’s fitted in seamlessly, and it’s been a joy to have him round the place. He’s massive for us to have on the field as you can see from the small period of time he’s been here already.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Wales winger is in talks over a new deal at Bristol but Top 14 clubs are circlingLouis…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":328313,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[22069,5903,101,56,54,55,9015],"class_list":["post-328312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-louis-rees-zammit","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-wales-rugby-team"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=328312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328312\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/328313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=328312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=328312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=328312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}