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According to reports from the Daily Telegraph, the new management at the Parramatta Eels could influence whether they actually land their biggest on-field prize next year, Manly five-eighth Kieran Foran.
Parramatta CEO Scott Seward resigned last week, and the reports run that in the time since, the Eels management have tried to alter the terms of the contract.
Seward is reportedly the man who oversaw the negotiations with Foran, and the deal was never given the club’s stamp of approval.
New Zealand representative Foran signed a $4.8-million contract earlier this year to move from Manly at the end of this season, but now the talk is that he might turn his back on the Eels.
All of this is in the wake of the recent salary cap drama at the club, which could still see the club lose four competition points for the 2016 season.
Some of the terms of the contract mentioned in the reports include a ‘walk away’ clause, which includes the payment of damages to the playmaker in the event of that occurring.
Parramatta attempting to alter the terms of the contract has been linked to the salary cap problems at the club, the very issues that led to Seward’s departure.
If Foran is to opt out of the deal with the Eels, he would become a free agent again. With Round 13 already been and gone, it would be a matter of going with the highest bidder, of which there are likely to b plenty, or remaining with the Sea Eagles.
UPDATE:
The Eels have released the following statement since the reports:
“The Parramatta Eels are aware of news coverage today relating to the status of five-eighth Kieran Foran’s contract with the club,” the statement read.
“The Eels have been working with the NRL and Kieran Foran’s management on two clauses within his contract that were previously undisclosed to the Board and senior football management.
“The discussions have been productive and it is the club’s understanding that issues surrounding these clauses can be resolved.
“The club is extremely disappointed that these confidential discussions have been made public.”
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