French press link Paul O’Connell with move to France after World Cup

The big man surely wouldn't leave Munster, would he?

While we spend a lot of time obsessing over football transfer rumours in this part of the world, in France, rugby rumours are also big business. With entire newspapers devoted to the sport, there are lots of pages to fill and transfer gossip in and out of France's two big divisions features heavily. One paper, Midi Olympique, has a rather juicy rumour for Irish rugby fans on its front page today, where it links Paul O'Connell with a move to France after the World Cup next year.

...I'll let the headline on the front of today's @midi_olympique do the talking. Paul O'Connell heading to France? pic.twitter.com/PjT5BLC2DH — gavin mortimer (@gavinmortimer7) November 17, 2014

Inside, according to Gavin Mortimer, O'Connell is being persued by Pau, currently top of D2 in France, and the team are also coached by former Munster backroom man Simon Mannix. O'Connell just turned 35 but he is still at the top of his game so he could certainly do a fine job in the Top 14. However, he surely wouldn't leave Munster, would he?