Raiders star Hudson Young has reportedly agreed to a two-year deal with the PNG Chiefs.<\/p>\n
Get all the latest NRL news, highlights and analysis delivered straight to your inbox with Fox Sports Sportmail. Sign up now!!!<\/a><\/p>\n The Daily Telegraph <\/a>is reporting the official announcement will be made next week and he\u2019s the first significant forward the newest franchise has signed after securing a number of star backs including Jarome Luai, Brian To\u2019o and Joey Manu.<\/p>\n WHAT’S GAMBLING REALLY COSTING YOU? Set a deposit limit. For Free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au.<\/p>\n Young toured the Chiefs\u2019 set-up on Wednesday where he talked with coach Willie Peters and general manager of football Michael Chammas.<\/p>\n The Chiefs will need to have Young on their salary cap at $1 million per season due to the Raiders\u2019 offer of $1.1 million a year which helped set his notional value. <\/p>\n Tigers’ $9m Cleary-Fowler bid revealed | 00:45<\/p>\n MORE NRL NEWS<\/p>\n FREE AGENCY LIVE: Classy Cleary act as shock contract clauses revealed<\/a><\/p>\n WC TALKING POINTS: Theory on Latrell snub; \u2018nuts\u2019 scenes to spark NRL\u2019s US move<\/a><\/p>\n Young said prior to agreeing to the two-year deal that being debt-free would play a major role in heading to PNG.<\/p>\n \u201cOne of the reasons why I\u2019ve done this is because I\u2019m 28 years old, I\u2019m single, I don\u2019t have any family in Canberra. It\u2019s nothing against Canberra as to why I\u2019ve gone up there and had a look,\u201d Young told the Sydney Morning Herald <\/a>on Sunday.<\/p>\n \u201cCanberra is a club I love. \u2018Sticky\u2019 [Stuart] has given me everything, and he still does.<\/p>\n \u201cBut it is in the back of my mind I can do two or three years up there and come home and be mortgage-free.<\/p>\n \u201cI haven\u2019t come from money, so there are those benefits I can give my family and everyone around me. I also want to keep developing as a good footballer.\u201d<\/p>\n Young said he was only doing what hundreds of other NRL players are doing in exploring his future options.<\/p>\n Addo-Carr set to remain at the Eels | 00:35<\/p>\n