Slade could see out career at Exeter - Baxter
Henry Slade is one of the last remaining players in the Exeter squad which won the Premiership and European Champions Cup double in 2020
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Exeter boss Rob Baxter says England centre Henry Slade could see out his career at Sandy Park.
The 32-year-old has signed a new two-year contract, committing him to the Prem club until the summer of 2028.
Slade has spent his entire professional career with the Chiefs, helping them win two Premiership titles and the 2020 European Champions Cup.
"I think it would have to take Henry deciding that he and the family wanted one adventure or something, but at the same time he's very settled here, he's very comfortable, his family are all local," Baxter said.
"There's a lot of reasons to stay and hopefully that's what will happen.
"I don't know what other discussions Henry had with other clubs or in other countries, I genuinely don't know," he added.
"I think probably Henry was, without doubt, probably looking at seeing what happened with Rugby 360, seeing exactly how that fell.
"But once that was not an option, there wasn't really anything for us to wait on and everything got done very quickly."
Slade has scored six tries in the Prem this season
Slade has made 259 appearances and scored 50 tries for Exeter, as well as winning 74 caps for England and playing in two World Cups.
Baxter says Slade, who is the Prem's top points scorer with 115 from 10 starts this season, is still one of the best players in the country.
"He gives us a broad element of experience in our backline, and all of those qualities alongside very good goal-kicking, leadership, all of those things make it a great re-signing for us," Baxter told BBC Radio Devon.
"He's had the experience of some of the ups and downs, which I think is very, very important.
"He's had the experience of what creates very good teams, what that requires from individuals.
"He's a very driven individual himself and the standards he wants to set, which is obviously a great example to young players, and obviously the truth is you know people around the club love him.
"He's very popular with the crowd, he's very popular with other players, very popular commercially with our supporters and our sponsors, so the whole package is very positive for us."