Dragons trying to lure Tigers star mid-season
A rival NRL club is reportedly negotiating the immediate release of Tigers star Moses Mbye, but the talks have hit a sudden roadblock.
Mark St John
May 18, 202111:59am
The Dragons have launched a bid to lure unwanted Tigers star Moses Mbye to the club mid-season.
The former Tigers captain has been in limbo in recent weeks after
confirmation the Tigers had granted permission for him to talk with rival clubs.
However,
he was also promoted back to five-eighth last week ahead of the Tigers’ Magic Round win over the Knights.
The Sydney Morning Herald reported Mbye is keen to move on as soon as the right deal becomes available to him.
The 27-year-old is contracted until the end of the 2022 season, but is looking for a new opportunity after standing down form the captaincy and finding himself in and out of the Tigers side in different positions in recent times.
However the Dragons’ deal could be off the table if Mbye can’t join them immediately.
The Tigers are open to letting Mbye leave in 2022, but are unlikely to allow him to join a rival after their success against the Knights following the Origin star’s shift to the halves.
The Dragons approached Mbye earlier this month but wanted to wait until the Jack de Belin trial finished to work out how much money they had in their salary cap.
The Dragons see Mbye as a utility on the bench or as another option in the halves, while the Tigers would have to pay a considerable chunk of his $800,000 a season salary.
Negotiations recommenced last week but the win over the Knights with Mbye starring at five-eighth has thrown a spanner in the works.
Mbye has scored 25 tries in 145 games for the Bulldogs and Tigers since his debut in 2014 and has represented the Maroons in three Origins.
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