Owen Farrell agrees return to Saracens as player-coach on five-year deal

• Fly-half endured torrid first season at Racing 92

• Farrell agrees summer return including a pay cut

Owen Farrell has agreed an immediate return to Saracens and will return to his boyhood club after a torrid season with Racing 92. The 33-year-old former England captain will join Saracens as a player-coach this summer on a five-year deal.

Saracens have secured Farrell's signing after agreeing a compensation package with Racing 92 of around €200,000 – significantly less than the €500,000 paid by the French club last year – and reaching a deal over personal terms. Farrell had signed a two-year deal with Racing but endured an injury-hit first season and informed the club of his desire to return to the Premiership towards the end of the campaign.