Cleary speaks out on Luai's 'tricky' contract drama

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Penrith Panthers manager Ivan Cleary has declared his tendency for Jarome Luai to enactment astatine the nine aft revelations the prima five-eighth has divided from his management.

The Sydney Morning Herald revealed Luai is apt to deed the unfastened marketplace connected November 1, owed to his departure from SFX Sports Group.

Speaking aft his side's 44-18 triumph implicit the Bulldogs, Cleary was defiant connected his stance towards Luai perchance being available to offers from different clubs.

"I privation him to stay, helium wants to enactment but it is simply a small spot tricky due to the fact that if he's done that, if he's leaving his management, there's a play wherever you can't really bash anything, but helium knows what we deliberation of him and I cognize however overmuch helium loves the place," helium said.

Jarome Luai shakes hands with Jayden Okunbor. (Getty)

The play Cleary referenced is simply a three-month play wherever players request to hold until they nexus with different manager, a information of NRL playing contracts.

With Luai debuting astatine Penrith, and playing 101 games astatine the club, the manager explained he's the antheral they privation successful the "long term".

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"He's portion of our team, he's a section boy," helium said.

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"It's not conscionable however helium plays, it's however helium connects the squad and we decidedly privation him present agelong term."

Penrith besides precocious signed Daine Laurie who volition instrumentality to his inferior nine and conflict Luai for the five-eighth jersey.

In Sunday afternoon's clash against the Bulldogs, Nathan Cleary was coagulated successful his instrumentality from a hamstring injury, coming up with 2 effort assists portion his halves spouse Luai contributed three.

Brian To'o and Tyrone Peachey some crossed for 2 tries.

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