Parramatta may join the Storm as a team fighting to keep their playmaking superstar for the 2024 season, with reports today explaining Mitchell Moses‘ contract situation.
According to The Sydney Morning Herald, the final year of the Eels halfback’s contract is a player option, meaning that he is free to negotiate with other clubs from November this year.
It’s a similar contract situation to that of Kalyn Ponga at Newcastle, where the player’s future is in his own hands.
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As for Munster, he comes off contract with Melbourne at the end of next season and the club is believed to be offering him around $750,000 a season to sign a new deal – less than he is currently on.
Moses has enjoyed a terrific start to the season for Parramatta, who are looking to continue their dominant run against the Wests Tigers today.
The 27-year-old joined the Eels from the Tigers midway through 2017, in a move that at the time was extremely controversial – but has since been well and truly vindicated, given the fortunes of the two clubs.
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Parramatta will be desperate to retain Moses and his halves partner Dylan Brown, particularly after losing hooker Reed Mahoney to the Bulldogs.
His replacement, Canberra veteran Josh Hodgson, is locked in for 2023, but may only be at the Eels for a year if the club opts not to pick up an option in their favour.
The decision to let Mahoney, 23, leave to sign a player nearly a decade older was questionable at the time, but has grown to look even worse since Hodgson suffered an ACL injury at the start of this season.
If it doesn’t work out, Parramatta could cut ties for the Englishman after just one year.
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