Shane Geraghty London Irish will re-sign their former fly-half Shane Geraghty, BBC reports.
Geraghty, a product of the Exiles' academy, left the club for Northampton amid some acrimony in 2009.
The 25-year-old spent two seasons at Franklin's Gardens before moving to France to play for Brive.
Geraghty has six caps for England, the last of those coming in November 2009, and his return will be viewed with some surprise by Exiles supporters.
The club and head coach Toby Booth were known to be unhappy with his decision to leave in 2009 and previous suggestions that Geraghty might return were immediately dismissed.
"In London Irish's old clubhouse, in Sunbury, portraits of some of the club's great players hang," explains BBC Radio Berkshire rugby correspondent Graham McKechnie.
"When Shane Geraghty left London Irish in 2009, his picture was symbolically removed from the wall, such was the depth of feeling about his departure."
However, Brian Smith's return to the club as director of rugby after he left the England set-up has made the move possible.
Geraghty, is expected to replace Dan Bowden, who is set to join Leicester Tigers in the summer.
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