Rugby league legend Greg Alexander has labelled reviews the Panthers would launch Jarome Luai in a participant swap deal as “completely made up”.
WWOS reported on Wednesday that Penrith powerbrokers would permit their gun five-eighth to depart instantly forward of the 2024 season in return for 2 gamers.
Former consultant prop David Klemmer and younger gun half Lachlan Galvin have been the 2 gamers reportedly pitched within the two-for-one deal.
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The Tigers supply for Luai is reportedly value round $1.1 million-per-season, however Alexander was fast to silence any speak of a participant swap.
Instead, he believes Isaac Moses, the supervisor of each Klemmer and Galvin, could have concocted the story.
“Isaac Moses, the manager of Lachlan Galvin and David Klemmer, maybe he was listening (to the show), and he came up with this idea,” Alexander stated on SEN.
“Apparently it was a proposal by the Panthers to make it happen, that was the story.
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“It was completely made up. It’s just a made-up story.”
When requested if the Panthers could be excited by signing Klemmer, Alexander was additionally steadfast: “Not really, no. Not to swap Jarome Luai for a front-rower”.
The Panthers have made three signings forward of the 2024 season, with Daine Laurie, Brad Schneider and Paul Alamoti arriving on the foot of the mountain.
Meanwhile, they’ve misplaced gun prop Spencer Leniu and celebrity centre Stephen Crichton to the Roosters and Bulldogs respectively.
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