Castleford Tigers’ Jake Trueman reportedly close to move to Super League rivals

Castleford Tigers’ Jake Trueman is close to a move away from the Jungle.

That’s according to the Hull Daily Mail which has revealed that the halfback is set to sign for Hull FC.

Trueman joined Castleford in early 2017 after coming through the Bradford Bulls academy where he quickly made a name for himself as one for the future.

The halfback debuted in the Tigers’ away win at Wigan Warriors towards the back end of that year, scoring a hat-trick and enjoying an unbelievable debut.

Since then, Trueman has arguably become Castleford’s go-to men but has struggled recently after recovering from a serious back injury.

Paul Cooke previously wrote in his column about Trueman: “It feels like the Black and Whites have been linked with Jake Trueman for months now and if that’s the direction they go down, he is one you can persevere with. My concern with him is that his potential is starting to run out. He’s still only 23 but has he really improved like many of us would have hoped for? I’m not sure.

“He needs to start contributing week in, week out, not rocking up every four or five weeks. When you’ve got that potential label you become bulletproof but eventually, you get pelters and I think he has got a little bit of that as of late. But he is one you could persevere with, which is something they need to do now, so that could well be an option they go with.”

And, it seems as though Trueman is set to sign a long-term deal at the MKM Stadium with Luke Gale expected to take a coaching role at the end of the season, whilst Josh Reynolds is out of contract.