Northampton's Chris Ashton has told the club he will not be playing for them next season. The England wing, 24, is out of contract in the summer and expected to join Saracens.
On Friday, Saracens technical director Brenden Venter told South Africa's EWN Sport: "He is a talented individual which any team would love to have.
"I think there is a process in having a discussion and will probably be an announcement in the next few weeks."
Ashton has been able to talk to other clubs since New Year's Day, while Saints have said they will not break the bank to keep him at the club.
He has made 105 appearances for Northampton, scoring 95 tries, since his cross-code switch from Wigan in 2007.
It is understood that rather than money being a deciding factor, the player is keen on a change of scenery after four years at Franklin's Gardens.
He will now join up with his friend Joel Tomkins, the Wigan and Great Britain rugby league player.
But he will leave Northampton with a big gap to fill having proved he is a devastating finisher.
Although he has drawn negative publicity recently, having been banned for four weeks for pulling the hair of Leicester's Alesana Tuilagi and being reprimanded while at the Rugby World Cup, he was also the tournament's joint-top try scorer and has 15 in 18 Tests.
