Louis Lynagh will leave Harlequins for Italian club Benetton at the end of the current season, both clubs announced on Monday, increasing speculation that the former England Under-20 player could declare for Italy.

The 23-year-old wing is the son of former Australian flyhalf Michael Lynagh, and was born in Treviso, Italy, and will now join the club where his father played for five years after signing from Queensland Reds in 1991.