England winger Paul Sackey has confirmed he's leaving London Wasps at the end of the season to take up a lucrative offer to play in France's Top 14.

Sackey has been heavily linked in the French press recently with a move to Jonny Wilkinson's Toulon, but as yet has refused to confirm which team he will be joining.

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The 30-year-old will become the fourth London Wasps player (and England international) to move to France in the last 12 months, following club colleagues Riki Flutey (Brive), James Haskell (Stade Francais) and Tom Palmer (Stade Francais). Whether Danny Cipriani becomes their fifth remains to be seen, but he is coveted by a number of Top 14 suitors, including Stade Francais, Perpignan and Biarritz.

On Thursday evening French paper L'Equipe quoted "sources close to the club" as saying Sackey was on his way to Toulon, while club president Mourad Boudjellal previously confirmed he had held talks with the England international.

Sackey, England's top try-scorer at the 2007 World Cup, said: "This was the hardest decision I've had to make because my heart is in Wasps and I will always support the club.

"I have spent some great years here and my heart is here, but I feel the opportunities put in front of me were just too good to ignore."

The winger has played more than 100 games for the London side, helping them win the Heineken Cup, two Premiership titles and the Powergen Cup.

At Toulon he will team up with the likes of Wilkinson, Tom May, Sonny Bill Williams, Joe van Niekerk and Juan Sebastien Lobbe in a multinational team laced with increasing quality under the twin guidance of head coach Philippe Saint-André and ambitious president Boudjellal.

Tony Hanks, director of rugby at Wasps, said the Guinness Premiership side had been left powerless to match the riches on offer from wealthy Top 14 sides. "In terms of his departure he has received offers from France that we simply cannot compete with," he confirmed.

"This is a situation that currently exists in professional club rugby. It is disappointing to lose a player of Paul's ability and standing within the team, but considering his own career ambitions to play for only two or three more season then it is hard to argue with his decision. He is securing his financial future," added Hanks.