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Beauden Barrett will know where his future lies in the coming weeks.Like many All Blacks, the incumbent first five-eighth is off contract at the end of the season and likely to have a number of lucrative contract offers from clubs abroad.A two-time World Rugby player of the year, Barrett told Radio Sport Breakfast he and his team had been assessing their options."Hopefully we can get something across the line and announce it in a couple of weeks' time."Late last year reports emerged out of France that clubs were willing to pay the 27-year-old upwards of $2 million a year to lure him overseas, while a sabbatical in Japan was also reported as a possibility.Barrett wouldn't be the only All Blacks star to take a sabbatical in Japan. Yesterday it was announced Sam Whitelock had re-signed with New Zealand Rugby for four years, however his contract had a few points of interest included.Whitelock will play in Japan following this year's World Cup, which will see him miss the 2020 Super Rugby season. He has also been