Marcus Smith could quit the English Premiership in order to fulfil his boyhood dream of winning the Champions Cup.
The England fly-half is proud to play for Harlequins and will do so at Twickenham on Saturday when Bath come to town for what is billed as the Big Summer Kick Off.
But he has yet to reach even the quarter-finals of European rugby’s showpiece tournament and, with a year left on his contract, casts an admiring glance across at French rugby.