Officials from the Canterbury Bulldogs and Parramatta Eels have met with Lachlan Galvin and tabled offers of around $750,000 a season to the 19-year-old playmaker.
The Bulldogs and Eels held meetings with Galvin on Wednesday as he prepares to make a decision on his future as early as this weekend.
The offers from the powerhouse Sydney clubs are for considerably less than the salary Wests Tigers chief executive Shane Richardson was willing to pay Galvin when he prepared a contract upgrade and extension worth close to $6 million over five years. It’s believed the offers from Parramatta and Canterbury are for a shorter duration.
Galvin’s decision to turn down Richardson’s offer and potentially accept $3.5 million less to move across town speaks to his frustration with his development at the Tigers.
The Tigers have attached a transfer fee of close to $165,000 to Galvin’s release before November 1 – a sum Parramatta and Canterbury are willing to pay. It is considerably less than the fee of close to seven figures the Tigers initially sought to impose.
The Bulldogs have long maintained a strategy of only signing players who want to play for the club. Sources with knowledge of the situation talking on the condition of anonymity told the Herald Galvin has a strong desire to play under Cameron Ciraldo at the Bulldogs.
Increasing the appeal of the Bulldogs is Galvin’s relationship with assistant coach Luke Vella, a close friend and Galvin’s former high school teacher.
Galvin has also struck up a relationship with Parramatta halfback Mitchell Moses, who has been in the playmaker’s ear about joining the Eels to wear the No.6 jersey set to be vacated by Dylan Brown when he joins Newcastle on a record $13 million deal next year.
Galvin’s future at the Bulldogs wouldn’t be as straightforward, with Matt Burton the incumbent five-eighth at Belmore. Galvin’s potential arrival would all but end Toby Sexton’s time at the club and put Ciraldo in a position where he has to develop a No.7 from within.
Galvin last month informed the Tigers of his desire to depart at the end of his contract, which runs until the end of 2026.
Parramatta haven’t hidden their desire to lure Galvin, a childhood Eels supporter. Parramatta coach Jason Ryles sees hims as the ideal replacement for Brown.
“I made my [interest] clear a couple of weeks ago. That hasn’t changed, so we’ll wait and see what happens,” Ryles said. “The rule is you can’t negotiate until they get permission to, so until that happens we’ll keep our position there. Lots of strange things happen in footy [though], but we’ll make sure we do the right thing with the NRL.”
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Know it all fucking groomers
Yeah ok.
How close is your mate to Isaac?
And why would Isaac let your mate know what's going on?
Not being a dickhead, just saying that Moses' main job is to extract maximum $$$ for his clients. Telling everyone what's happening isn't going to accomplish that.
If I were Moses and Galvin, I'd drag this shit out a few more weeks and make both clubs slug it out to extract maximum value. The kids only been released a few days and according to your mate, the deal to the dogs is done. I guess we will soon see Analyst.
My mates cousins daughters dogs cousins owners cat was abducted by aliens and was told @^&^<+,'vzhy》¤¤♧°●, take it as you will.
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Mannnn it's a small world, looks like we know the same person.
😂😂😂🤣 Nice one Analyst
If Galvin doesn't come, I honestly could care less.
We only want players that want to bleed blue & gold for this club and Ryles. If that's not Galvin, so be it.
Sandon Smith could very well do a job and I like the look of him as a 5/8th. Might even come cheaper and allow us to pick up some decent forwards to add to our forward depth.
Couldn't give two shits if the quitter comes to parra or not. Joash papalili is the man for the job fuck galvin.
I honestly reckon Papalii could be just as good as brown in attack. It's just defensively which I'm worried about. Even Ezra Mam who is an inch taller then him and has been in the NRL for 3 years is still struggling defensively
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