Daniel Anderson’s plans of overhauling the struggling Parramatta Eels with a list of new signing has taken a major blow, with revelations the club doesn’t have money under the salary cap for a spending spree.
The Eels, who have three wins from eight games this season, have struggled despite the arrival at the start of the year of new coach Anderson.
Yet despite losing halfback Brett Finch to Melbourne – and in the process freeing up $300,000 under the cap – Parramatta is still reportedly struggling to find space to fund any new big name signings, according to NRL.com.
Instead, the extra cash means the club are now more likely to be able to retain young props Tim Mannah and Josh Cordoba and veteran back-rower Joe Galuvao.
The Eels have already been priced out of negations with in-form Dragons back-rower Ben Creagh.
Members of the football club, including Anderson, presented Parramatta’s Leagues Club with the team’s financial situation last night – which showed the Eels will struggle to land any big names for next season.
“Daniel Anderson has inherited an absolute disaster,” a source inside the club told NRL.com.
“I think the board was quite shocked last night because some of the things that they had heard previously were a bit of a misnomer.
“The place was a shemozzle.”
