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Kyle Flanagan's Roosters exit is days away from being confirmed with the unwanted playmaker set to sign with the Bulldogs next week, The Australian's Brent Read reports.
Despite arriving at the club at the end of 2019, Flanagan was informed by the premiers his services beyond this year would not be required with a year still remaining on his contract with the club.
It's been widely reported Canterbury have already sat down with the 22-year-old with incoming coach Trent Barrett keen to make the promising halfback his second high-profile signing alongside Canberra's Nick Cotric.
And Read told Triple M's Saturday Scrum Flanagan's acquisition by the Bulldogs is expected in just a matter of days.
The latest I'm hearing that'll get done on Monday or Tuesday with Canterbury," Read said of Flanagan's Bulldogs move.
"Next weeks a big week, November 1 comes and the silly season begins. I did a bit of math yesterday and I think there's about $35 million worth bucks of players up for grabs because on November 1 they enter the last year of their contracts and once that happens they can table formal offers.
"Kyle won't get that far, I think Kyle will get done at Canterbury on Monday or Tuesday and the Roosters will move on and they'll sort some things out."
Flanagan's Roosters axing comes despite the former Shark finishing in the top three point-scorers in the competition this year, in what was his first full season in the NRL.
Arriving at the club over the off-season and originally cast as Cooper Cronk's long-term replacement, Flanagan endured a tough season, with Trent Robinson at one stage choosing to drop him earlier in the year.
The decision to cut the young halfback by the Roosters has attracted criticism from some high-profile figures in the game, perhaps none more than Flanagan's father and premiership-winning coach Shane Flanagan, who said Kyle was blindsided by the harsh call.
“I thought he busted his arse for his first year of NRL this year,” he told The Daily Telegraph following Flanagan's axing.
“If you play halfback at the Roosters you are going to get criticised sometimes.
“But I just thought it was a little bit unwarranted.”
Legendary halfback and eighth Immortal Andrew Johns meanwhile also hit out at Flanagan's critics
Despite arriving at the club at the end of 2019, Flanagan was informed by the premiers his services beyond this year would not be required with a year still remaining on his contract with the club.
It's been widely reported Canterbury have already sat down with the 22-year-old with incoming coach Trent Barrett keen to make the promising halfback his second high-profile signing alongside Canberra's Nick Cotric.
And Read told Triple M's Saturday Scrum Flanagan's acquisition by the Bulldogs is expected in just a matter of days.
The latest I'm hearing that'll get done on Monday or Tuesday with Canterbury," Read said of Flanagan's Bulldogs move.
"Next weeks a big week, November 1 comes and the silly season begins. I did a bit of math yesterday and I think there's about $35 million worth bucks of players up for grabs because on November 1 they enter the last year of their contracts and once that happens they can table formal offers.
"Kyle won't get that far, I think Kyle will get done at Canterbury on Monday or Tuesday and the Roosters will move on and they'll sort some things out."
Flanagan's Roosters axing comes despite the former Shark finishing in the top three point-scorers in the competition this year, in what was his first full season in the NRL.
Arriving at the club over the off-season and originally cast as Cooper Cronk's long-term replacement, Flanagan endured a tough season, with Trent Robinson at one stage choosing to drop him earlier in the year.
The decision to cut the young halfback by the Roosters has attracted criticism from some high-profile figures in the game, perhaps none more than Flanagan's father and premiership-winning coach Shane Flanagan, who said Kyle was blindsided by the harsh call.
“I thought he busted his arse for his first year of NRL this year,” he told The Daily Telegraph following Flanagan's axing.
“If you play halfback at the Roosters you are going to get criticised sometimes.
“But I just thought it was a little bit unwarranted.”
Legendary halfback and eighth Immortal Andrew Johns meanwhile also hit out at Flanagan's critics
