Toulon owner Mourad Boudjellal is hoping that Chris Ashton decides to extend his stay with the French club despite the England wing requesting for a release.
Toulon have played down reports circulating around of England international Chris Ashton leaving the French club to return back to the English Premiership.
Chris Ashton is set to exit French club Toulon and return back to the Premiership in a bid to seek a place in Eddie Jones' England squad for the 2019 World Cup in Japan.
France could be without Mathieu Bastareaud in the upcoming Six Nations tournament after he was cited for a direct homophobic abuse in the recently concluded European Champions Cup tournament against Benetton Treviso.
Josua Tuisova starred with a double as Toulon went on to blank Benetton Treviso 36-0 to reach the top position in Pool 5 of the European Champions Cup on Sunday.
Anthony Watson scored a double as Bath went on to claim the top position in Pool 5 of the European Champions Cup with a 26-21 win over Toulon at Recreation Ground on Saturday.
Toulon successfully manged to overcome a second half burst from Scarlets to win their European Champions Cup opener with a 21-20 margin at Stade Felix Mayol on Sunday.