Henry Pollock extends Northampton deal to 2028 after rejecting bigger offers, says Hearn

Henry Pollock has agreed a new Northampton contract running until summer 2028, with adviser Eddie Hearn saying the back row rejected substantially higher offers to remain at his boyhood club. BBC Sport reported that the 21-year-old's deal is worth more than £400,000 a year, excluding a signing bonus and payments for work away from the pitch.

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Hearn, who has advised Pollock since March, said there had been interest from other Prem clubs and from overseas. He described some offers as exceeding seven figures, but said Pollock made clear that he did not want to leave Northampton. Hearn acknowledged that the new contract fell short of the salary figure he had targeted during negotiations.

The club salary is only part of Pollock's earnings. Hearn said endorsement agreements had taken his total annual income comfortably above £1m, with approaches coming from businesses across several sectors. Those commercial arrangements are separate from the basic playing deal, a distinction between the reported Northampton salary and the wider earnings figure given by his adviser.

Pollock is also interested in the possibility of playing rugby sevens for Great Britain at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. That remains an ambition rather than a confirmed commitment: BBC Sport reported that Britain's qualification is uncertain after its programme became part-time and the team dropped out of the international circuit's top tier.

The Northampton agreement does not provide a dedicated period for Pollock to prepare for sevens comparable to the arrangement Antoine Dupont had before the Paris Olympics. Hearn said the possibility had been discussed with Saints, but stressed that Pollock's first responsibility was to perform for Northampton. Any exploration of an Olympic opportunity would therefore require further discussion with the club.

The contract sits within the Prem's £6.4m salary cap. Clubs can exclude one player's salary from that calculation, although someone moving between top-tier teams must spend two years at the new club before qualifying for that status. BBC Sport also noted that England players can supplement club pay through a central national-team contract worth about £150,000 annually or through individual Test match fees.