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Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n No gift articles left<\/p>\n You’ve used all of your gift articles. 3 more will become available on the 1st of every month.<\/p>\n Close<\/p>\n AAA<\/p>\n Parramatta won\u2019t stand in the way of Josh Addo-Carr leaving immediately after informing the premiership-winning winger he won\u2019t be re-signed beyond next year.<\/p>\n Addo-Carr met with Eels officials including coach Jason Ryles on Wednesday to discuss his future after he produced a false-positive result for cocaine at a random police roadside test in September. Both the NRL and the club cleared him<\/a> to return next season.<\/p>\n However, Addo-Carr\u2019s management was told he won\u2019t be offered a new contract after 2027, prompting his agent to request permission to scout alternate options. The parties agreed that Parramatta would not stand in Addo-Carr\u2019s way of an immediate exit if he could secure a long-term deal with a rival. Addo-Carr has the option of seeing out the final year of his Eels deal next season.<\/p>\n The Eels are planning for the future; they are close to securing Knights winger James Schiller for 2027, while Jack Bostock and Bradman Best are targets for 2028.<\/p>\n \u201cThe club has informed Josh and his management that it will not be seeking to extend his current contract beyond the end of the 2027 season,\u201d the Eels said in a statement.<\/p>\n \u201cJosh and the club have mutually agreed that it is in his best interests to immediately explore opportunities elsewhere to give Josh the best opportunity to secure his future. The club will continue to support Josh as he considers his next opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n Addo-Carr\u2019s future had been clouded after the false-positive roadside drug test<\/a>. However, the 31-year-old will resume his career after a second oral fluid sample came back negative. He had previously been sacked by Canterbury over a positive roadside drugs test, but the NRL integrity unit cleared him to play after the most recent incident.<\/p>\n Regardless, the former Storm star has paid a high price – it has cost him a chance to be considered for Kangaroos World Cup selection, while almost $400,000 worth of personal sponsors have abandoned him<\/a>.<\/p>\n It remains to be seen what appetite there is on the open market for Addo-Carr.<\/p>\n He has scored 167 tries from 224 NRL games and could add to that tally when the Eels play their 2027 season-opening game against the Titans in Las Vegas\u2019 Allegiant Stadium.<\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n![\"Eels](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/15d224ce39263ce08d24570a11633078d8b4d2bb.jpeg\")
Eels winger Josh Addo-Carr.Getty Images<\/p>\n