Banahan – Bath’s all-time leading Premiership try-scorer and longest-serving player – is believed to have rejected a new two-year contract at The Rec after being offered no improvement in terms. Reports suggest he has sealed a switch to the Cherry and Whites this summer, when his current deal expires.
The 31-year-old’s departure will bring an end to a 12-year stay with the 2015 Premiership finalists – a spell which has brought over 250 appearances, 56 Premiership tries and a Challenge Cup winner’s medal.
A spokesman at Kingsholm Stadium said on Monday that Gloucester were ‘not in a position to confirm or deny’ news of the transfer, but there are suggestions that an update could be issued within the next 72 hours.
