{"id":713737,"date":"2026-06-04T01:27:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T01:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/713737\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T01:27:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T01:27:09","slug":"what-will-latrell-mitchells-extension-price-look-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/713737\/","title":{"rendered":"What will Latrell Mitchell’s extension price look like?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The South Sydney Rabbitohs<\/a> are keen to lock up Latrell Mitchell<\/a> before November 1, the date that allows him to negotiate with rival clubs for a 2028 contract.<\/p>\n

Mitchell is one of the most iconic figures in our game, accompanied by his raw X-factor, making him one of the most damaging and skilled ball-runners in the NRL<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There is no-doubt the Souths will want to table an extension given he has hit new heights in the cardinal and myrtle at left centre this year before injury struck him down.<\/p>\n

Mitchell could be in line for a massive pay bump, upwards of a reported $1.4 million salary if it means keeping him in South Sydney, according to fresh reports from Code Sports.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think Souths are going to try and get a deal done. They haven’t started the process yet but I’d imagine later in the year they’ll try to knock a deal over,\u201d Code Sports journalist Brent Read said on NRL 360.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt just depends, they want Latrell back playing footy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat’s when he’s happiest and at his best and I think once he gets back later in the year then they’ll sit down and talk turkey with him. They want to keep him.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is understood there is a current crop of NRL<\/a> stars sitting on roughly $1.3 million, including Nathan Cleary<\/a>, Kalyn Ponga<\/a>, Mitchell Moses<\/a> and Tom Trbojevic<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Currently sitting on roughly $1.1 million, Mitchell may overtake some of the NRL’s highest earners with a pay rise at South Sydney, given he fixes some of the injury issues which have plagued his time at the club.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think Cleary is above everyone and then he’s in the next level,\u201d Read added.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey can win a comp with Latell fit and firing. For me, there’s a little bit of a premium with Latrell for everything else he brings – the personality, the persona.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although co-panelist and former NRL<\/a> legend Gorden Tallis wasn’t convinced Mitchell warrants that kind of pay-day, and said his injury history may hurt South Sydney if their marquee-man is missing during the season.<\/p>\n

Despite his incredible talent, Mitchell has only played 11 games each in 2024 and 2025, while also being struck down with a bulging disc complaint limiting him to only nine appearances this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you’re at a footy club and it’s top dollar, that’s half a season (he is playing),\u201d Tallis added.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m not saying he’s not worth the money, it could just be a bit dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mitchell will return from injury following the club’s bye when the Rabbitohs meet the Parramatta Eels<\/a> on June 25.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, his teammates will travel across the bridge to face the Sea Eagles in Brookvale on Thursday night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The South Sydney Rabbitohs are keen to lock up Latrell Mitchell before November 1, the date that allows…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":713738,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-713737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/713737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=713737"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/713737\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/713738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=713737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=713737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=713737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}