Super League could be set to have a brand-new half-back added to it’s ranks, with an NRL playmaker reportedly agreeing to make the move overseas in a “multi-year” deal.
The move comes about following a lengthy transfer saga Down Under, which has involved the future of Melbourne Storm playmaker, Jonah Pezet.
He is set to sign a deal with Parramatta Eels, as coach Jason Ryles looks to build a younger squad that can bond and compete together for years to come.
However, Pezet’s move to the Eels has had a knock-on effect on other players’ futures, and it has meant offloading more people in the squad in order for him to fit.
In the past few years, we have seen the Eels clear out a heap of players that have gone on to join clubs overseas, with Maika Sivo and Joe Ofahengaue already making the move, whilst Reagan Campbell-Gillard and new Toulouse signing Brendan Hands will both arrive this off-season.
One of those players who could be on the outer because of the transfer is Dean Hawkins. The half-back is reported to exit the club and take up an opportunity in Super League, should a deal with Pezet be agreed.
The report comes from The Sydney Morning Herald, who say that the 26-time NRL player will be joining the Northern Hemisphere competition next year, after being “granted a release to pursue a long-term deal in the English Super League.”
Hawkins made his first-grade debut with South Sydney Rabbitohs in 2021, before making a switch to the Eels ahead of this season. He has filled in for international stars Mitchell Moses and Dylan Brown on 12 occasions this campaign.
The report does not state a club in particular, however there are bound to be multiple clubs that would love to add an NRL-quality half-back to their squad.
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