South Sydney Rabbitohs on Josh Addo Carr contract, Bulldogs, Stephen Crichton | Daily Telegraph
Josh Addo-Carr has a lucrative offer from Canterbury on the table but the Storm flyer’s desire to play in the cardinal and myrtle of South Sydney has not waned.
There is one problem for Addo-Carr and his Rabbitohs ambitions though: the Redfern club has no plans to initiate contract talks until star fullback Latrell Mitchell and forward Junior Tatola are locked up for season 2022 and beyond.
The Bulldogs entered the race for Addo-Carr’s signature this week with a four-year deal worth around $2 million dollars.
Josh Addo-Carr may not get his wish to play with the Rabbitohs in 2022. Picture: AAP Image/Scott Barbour
The Daily Telegraph understands the Rabbitohs won’t join the hunt for The Fox with the club already identifying their three top retention priorities: Keaon Koloamatangi, Mitchell and Tatola.
Rising forward Kolomatangi was locked in until the end of season 2023 in November with South Sydney’s attention now turning to
Mitchell and Tatola, who are both off contract at the end of 2021.
Also at Redfern, Corey Allan’s manager has moved to quash suggestions the Queensland State of Origin fullback is on the outer at South Sydney.
With Mitchell set to return from a hamstring injury and take his place at fullback Allan could find himself struggling for a regular starting spot in season 2021.
“There has never been a discussion about him being released but the club has said ‘if you come to us with a proposition we can consider, we’ll talk about it then’,” Allan’s manager Sam Ayoub said.