{"id":160125,"date":"2025-09-22T03:04:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T03:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/160125\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T03:04:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T03:04:11","slug":"manly-sea-eagles-star-considers-warrington-wolves-offer-after-contract-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/160125\/","title":{"rendered":"Manly Sea Eagles star considers Warrington Wolves offer after contract dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mstrov has since spoken to Sutton and presented an offer closer to the original deal verbally agreed at a meeting between Sutton and Manly general manager Peter Gentle last week.<\/p>\n

Gentle had informed Sutton the club was willing to offer Trbojevic a three-year deal worth between $850,000-$900,000 per season.<\/p>\n

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Sea Eagles coach Anthony Seibold and CEO Tony Mestrov.Credit: James Brickwood<\/p>\n

That is a significant drop from his current $1.1 million salary, but Trbojevic was understanding of the club\u2019s position due to his unfortunate spell of injuries and accepted the likelihood of a positional switch in coming years to accommodate the emergence of young gun Lehi Hopoate.<\/p>\n

Trbojevic was ready to sign off on the deal that only required board and management approval, only to be told the club had come back with an offer of $900,000 in 2027, $800,000 in 2028 and $700,000 in 2029.<\/p>\n

Mestrov has since contacted Trbojevic to inform him that the restructured deal included a ratchet clause in 2028 and 2029 that would see the value of his contract increase or decrease by the percentage of the change of value in the next broadcast deal.<\/p>\n

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That would likely see him earn an annual average salary between the figure of $850,000-$900,000 as originally discussed.<\/p>\n

Trbojevic\u2019s management, however, is under the impression a ratchet clause was to be included in the original verbal offer and that any increase in the salary cap would be in addition to the $850,000 agreed last week. Manly insist there was never a discussion of a ratchet clause last week.<\/p>\n

While Trbojevic is still adamant he does not want to play for another NRL club, his management has been in discussions with Warrington bosses about a move to the struggling Wolves at the end of his current Manly deal, which expires after the 2026 season.<\/p>\n

Both Mestrov and Sutton declined to comment as they work towards finding a resolution to keep Trbojevic at Manly.<\/p>\n

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