Rugby league legend Greg Alexander has labelled reports the Panthers would release Jarome Luai in a player swap deal as “completely made up”.
WWOS reported on Wednesday that Penrith powerbrokers would allow their gun five-eighth to depart immediately ahead of the 2024 season in return for two players.
Former representative prop David Klemmer and young gun half Lachlan Galvin were the two players reportedly pitched in the two-for-one deal.
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The Tigers offer for Luai is reportedly worth around $1.1 million-per-season, but Alexander was quick to silence any talk of a player swap.
Instead, he believes Isaac Moses, the manager of both Klemmer and Galvin, may 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 said 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 asked if the Panthers would be interested in signing Klemmer, Alexander was also steadfast: “Not really, no. Not to swap Jarome Luai for a front-rower”.
The Panthers have made three signings ahead of the 2024 season, with Daine Laurie, Brad Schneider and Paul Alamoti arriving at the foot of the mountain.
Meanwhile, they have lost gun prop Spencer Leniu and superstar centre Stephen Crichton to the Roosters and Bulldogs respectively.
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