STEVE Diamond is house hunting in Montpellier, the upmarket district of Cheltenham, fuelling rumours that he plans to return to the Premiership this summer.
Blindside understands that the former Sale Sharks boss has been in touch with local estate agents to see what is currently on the market in the much-sought-after area.
Diamond has been out of the game since he suddenly left the AJ Bell Stadium for personal reasons last December and has been weighing up his options.
He spent some time in Dubai, where he spoke to a group of wealthy American investors about potentially buying one of the several Premiership clubs looking for investment.
Diamond has been linked a couple of times with Gloucester who have endured a torrid first season under rookie boss George Skivington.
Gloucester could be one of the teams seeking investment with suggestions that some directors have openly demanded answers to why they have flopped this season.
The Cherry and Whites' arch-rivals Bath have also found the going difficult this campaign and director of rugby Stuart Hooper is under pressure following another underachieving season. We understand that Bath have also sounded out Scott Robertson, who is out of contract with the Crusaders later this year and is yet to put pen to paper on a new deal.
Robertson led the Crusaders to four successive Super Rugby titles, but Bath is a job that is also likely to appeal to Diamond, whose name has been linked with the club for a couple of months.
