Tigers enforcer Stefano Utoikamanu is ready to desert a top-eight get-out clause in his contract and stay in Leichhardt — on one situation.
According to The Daily Telegraph, he desires folks throughout the merger membership to cease leaking data and happenings throughout the membership to the media.
The 23-year-old, who made his NSW Blues debut in 2023, reportedly has a clause in his contract that might permit him to depart on the finish of 2024 if the Tigers fail to make finals.
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He is ready to snub the clause and stay loyal to the Tigers, however did take a swipe at people throughout the membership leaking data.
The constant leaks is reportedly infuriating coach Benji Marshall, with the Tigers persistently being within the headlines which can hamper their recruitment efforts.
“Keeping everything in-house and not leaking will definitely help – not putting everything out to the media,” Utoikamanu stated to News Corp.
“We don’t help ourselves that much. Not just players but us as a club.
“It just hard, the whole thing, there’s probably too much coming out about us and it’s obviously not good.
“I feel like our club is in the media more than it would like to be. It’s not the best.
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“The media bags us a bit too much – it’s not a good feeling. As players, we haven’t helped because we haven’t been getting the results everyone wants.”
Utoikamanu can also be getting ready to start out within the entrance row for Samoa throughout this 12 months’s Pacific Championships.
While his present contract states he could possibly be in line for an early exit, the younger prop insisted he needed to re-sign past the top of his present deal which expires in 2025.
“I want to stay there, that’s where I want to be, yeah,” he stated.
“This is the club that gave me the opportunity to play rugby league at the highest level, in the NRL.
“Back at my old club (Parramatta), I didn’t get the same opportunity. I just want to give back (repay Wests Tigers loyalty).”
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