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THE South Sydney Rabbitohs are on the verge of landing one of the biggest recruitment coups in recent seasons in the form of Canberra Raiders star Jack Wighton.
Fox League has learned Wighton is expected to travel to Sydney on Friday to finalise what is tipped to be a four-year deal with South Sydney until the end of 2027.
The contract is expected to be worth around the $3.4 million mark over four seasons – which is $1 million less than the $4.4 million deal the Raiders have tabled.
The Rabbitohs trump card is Wighton’s great mateship with superstar fullback Latrell Mitchell, the desire to win a premiership and South Sydney’s proud Indigenous history.
Mitchell, Wighton, Cameron Murray and Campbell Graham were all part of Australia’s victorious World Cup campaign in Europe last year and remain close mates.
While the Raiders and Dolphins being involved in a bidding war for Wighton has been made public, behind-the-scenes the Rabbitohs have also been busily crunching the numbers and trying to work out a way to make the deal happen.
Superstar fullback Mitchell is believed to have told Rabbitohs coach Jason Demetriou about Wighton’s interest in joining South Sydney last month.
The negotiations have evolved from there with Wighton’s close mate and adviser Matt Rose also the adviser and close mate of Rabbitohs strike players Mitchell and Cody Walker.
The plan is for Wighton to play left centre at the Rabbitohs and the deal would align him to the same time line at South Sydney as Mitchell, who is signed with the Bunnies until the end of the 2027 season.
It’s come out of left field but as it sits at the moment the Bunnies are in the box seat to have Wighton in red and green next year.
Fox League has learned Wighton is expected to travel to Sydney on Friday to finalise what is tipped to be a four-year deal with South Sydney until the end of 2027.
The contract is expected to be worth around the $3.4 million mark over four seasons – which is $1 million less than the $4.4 million deal the Raiders have tabled.
The Rabbitohs trump card is Wighton’s great mateship with superstar fullback Latrell Mitchell, the desire to win a premiership and South Sydney’s proud Indigenous history.
Mitchell, Wighton, Cameron Murray and Campbell Graham were all part of Australia’s victorious World Cup campaign in Europe last year and remain close mates.
While the Raiders and Dolphins being involved in a bidding war for Wighton has been made public, behind-the-scenes the Rabbitohs have also been busily crunching the numbers and trying to work out a way to make the deal happen.
Superstar fullback Mitchell is believed to have told Rabbitohs coach Jason Demetriou about Wighton’s interest in joining South Sydney last month.
The negotiations have evolved from there with Wighton’s close mate and adviser Matt Rose also the adviser and close mate of Rabbitohs strike players Mitchell and Cody Walker.
The plan is for Wighton to play left centre at the Rabbitohs and the deal would align him to the same time line at South Sydney as Mitchell, who is signed with the Bunnies until the end of the 2027 season.
It’s come out of left field but as it sits at the moment the Bunnies are in the box seat to have Wighton in red and green next year.
