Panthers’ bold move to secure two Tigers players in swap deal for Jarome Luai.
The Bulldogs met with Jarome Luai and his management on Wednesday – however Wests Tigers remain the favourites to sign the Panthers star… but with a twist.
The Panthers are believed to want two of the Tigers’ best players – a veteran prop and a boom rookie – before entertaining any deal for 2024.
Sources have told Wide World of Sports that if the Tigers agree to swap Luai for former Test prop David Klemmer and young halfback sensation Lachlan Galvin, the deal could be done immediately.
Klemmer was great for the Tigers this year while Galvin is regarded as the next big thing,
having been named player of the tournament at the National Schoolboys Cup in September.
Luai and his manager Warwick Wright sat down with Bulldogs boss Phil Gould and coach Cameron Ciraldo on Wednesday.
But a source close to the negotiations described it as a “courtesy call” more than anything else.
By daniel abwa
