GLASGOW Warriors full-back Stuart Hogg has revealed that he never felt tempted by big-money offers from abroad to leave Scotstoun.

The Scotland and Lions star signed a new two-year deal this week to add to the season he had left on his existing agreement, meaning he is under contract until 2019. He is the best-paid player in Scottish rugby, but could have got even more if he had settled for a move to France.

But, as Hogg explained yesterday, at 24 he has time on his side, and any move to experience a different style of rugby elsewhere can wait. “If I was 29, 30, I’d be looking for a pay day - I’m not going to lie,” Hogg said. “I’m not in that situation.

“I’m enjoying my rugby here at Glasgow. It’s an exciting time to be part of the club and I’m delighted to stay for another two years.

“We’ve been competing for trophies for the last six years I’ve been at the club. The decision was made easy. I’m very settled at Glasgow. Why leave?

“There were offers coming in from elsewhere. I’m well managed here and going into games fresh for both Glasgow and Scotland. I’m only 24 and have a lot of rugby ahead of me, so it’s important I’m well managed.”

Two other people who played important parts in Hogg’s decision to stay with the Warriors were his wife, Gillian, and the future Warriors coach Dave Rennie, who will take over from Gregor Townsend at the end of this season when Townsend moves to Murrayfield to take charge of Scotland. “I had to speak to the boss, Gillian, to see what her thoughts were,” Hogg continued. “She was happy to stay in Glasgow.

“She has a good group of friends and her parents are only a couple of hours down the road as well. It would be tough to take her away elsewhere. We have a kid, another on the way, and to take them away from the grandparents at that age might have been tricky. We’re delighted to be staying.

“Dave came over a few weeks ago and the leaders’ group met up with him to see what his plans were for his time here. It’s exciting times to be part of the club but a lot of rugby before he comes in and we want to give Gregor a good send-off.”

The Warriors have won the PRO12 with Townsend at the helm, but European success has so far eluded them. Their chance to change that this time round begins tonight, when Leicester visit Scotstoun for the first match in a pool that also includes Munster and Racing 92.

“We’ve never quite achieved what we set out to do in Europe,” Hogg added. “We’re excited about the challenge. It’s a massive game for us and that’s what as a rugby player I want to be involved in, these big games. I’m excited and so are the rest of the boys.”

Winger Tommy Seymour misses out on tonight's match because of injury, but lock Tim Swinson and centre Alex Dunbar have both been passed fit.

Glasgow Warriors (v Leicester Tigers at Scotstoun tonight, 7.45pm, live on BT Sport 2): S Hogg; L Sarto, A Dunbar, S Johnson, R Hughes; F Russell, H Pyrgos; G Reid, F Brown, Z Fagerson, T Swinson, J Gray, R Harley, R Wilson, J Strauss. Substitutes: P MacArthur, A Allan, S Puafisi, M Fagerson, L Wynne, A Price, M Bennett, S Lamont.