Ever since he was dropped from the starting team in favour of Thomas Jenkins, there have been calls that Samoan international Izack Tago\u2019s future may not be as safe as some might think.<\/p>\n
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This saw former NRL forward Justin Horo float an idea on SEN Radio that Tago may be willing to join the Parramatta Eels to link up with his brother Jake Tago.<\/p>\n
And in return, the Penrith would receive Zac Lomax in a player swap.<\/p>\n
This comes after the Melbourne Storm failed to gain Lomax\u2019s services after a long and messy court saga. <\/p>\n
However, Penrith Panthers skipper Isaah Yeo was having nothing of it and stated that the rumours were completely false.<\/p>\n
\u201cI haven\u2019t heard anything about that, but I love having Izack Tago as part of our team,\u201d Panthers skipper Isaah Yeo told ABC Sport<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d be very surprised if that was the case.\u201c<\/p>\n Tago spent the opening round in NSW Cup where he ran for more than 200 metres in the club\u2019s victory over the North Sydney Bears.<\/p>\n The future of Izack Tago is under a cloud at the moment.Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n PHINS STAR ADDRESSES FUTURE<\/p>\n Named co-captain of the Dolphins, star halfback Isaiya Katoa has addressed his long-term future at the club amid links to rival teams and even a different code.<\/p>\n While he is contracted until the end of 2028, there has been constant speculation that he could become the game\u2019s first $2 million player if he opts to test the open market in the future, especially with the inclusion of the Perth Bears and the PNG Chiefs.<\/p>\n However, he intends to remain at the Dolphins.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s new clubs coming in but what the Dolphins have done for me, I will never forget,\u201d Katoa told Code Sports<\/a>. <\/p>\n \u201cThey took a chance on me when I was a teenager coming through at Penrith and I don\u2019t think the things I can do on a footy field will ever repay the faith the Dolphins have shown in me. <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m so grateful. They\u2019ve looked after me and looked after my family, it\u2019s just a great club heading in the right direction, so I definitely won\u2019t be looking at going anywhere else.<\/p>\n \u201dThe Dolphins playmaker has also been consistently linked to rugby union since making the move from Patrician Brothers\u2019 Blacktown to Barker College as a young high school student.<\/p>\n Woolf on positives & Flegler’s comeback | 04:27<\/p>\n While Rugby Australia scouts have previously tried to see if he would entertain a code switch, Katoa intends to remain in the 13-man code as is solely focused on leading his club to a premiership.<\/p>\n \u201cTo be honest, my heart is solely on league at the moment,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n \u201cI love playing NRL. There\u2019s so many smaller goals and bigger goals that I wanted to achieve in the game and give the Dolphins some rewards for the investment they made in me. <\/p>\n \u201cI guess I\u2019m happy to stay on that path, where I\u2019m solely focused on rugby league for the Dolphins.\u201d<\/p>\n Isaiya Katoa has constantly been linked to the 15-man code.Source: The Daily Telegraph<\/p>\n WILL KNIGHTS\u2019 OUTSIDE BACK DUO RETURN NEXT SEASON?<\/p>\n Fresh off defeating the Cowboys to open up their 2026 NRL campaign, the Newcastle Knights have opened up contract negotiations with one of their backline mainstays in an attempt to retain his services.<\/p>\n