Reports down under claim Luke Thompson is headed to Wigan Warriors

Claims have been made down under that Wigan Warriors have offered Luke Thompson a huge four year deal.

This comes from Miksrl who claim that there is a four year deal on the table for Thompson according to unnamed sources.

Wigan have repeatedly denied interest in the former St Helens star who does appear headed for the exit door at Canterbury Bulldogs.

There is interest from Sydney Roosters, Wests Tigers and Sydney Roosters down under.

It was believed for a long tome that Thompson would sign for one of these three clubs but this rumour is certainly interesting and has perhaps been substantiated by reports from the Examiner Live.

But they have only reported that the deal is available to Thompson and has not yet been signed.

Channel 9 reporter Danny Weidler said on the Wide World of Sports: “This will probably get people scratching their head a little bit but Luke Thompson is telling people he would like to play for the Roosters for less.

“We’ve heard that story before. There’s been an approach that Thompson would like to go to the Roosters and he’s got an association with (incoming assistant coach) Justin Holbrook.

“I think there’s a couple of other clubs that would like Luke Thompson. I don’t know whether (Phil Gould’s) Dogs are still in with a chance of keeping him or if they even want him, I don’t know.

“I do know that Luke Thompson has been linked (to the Roosters), there was an approach to Nick Politis, the chairman of the Roosters.

“It’ll be interesting to see if that goes through. I don’t know how they fit him into the cap though.”

Recently Thompson spoke about his future and his injury.

“I could never write the year off,” Thompson said to the Daily Telegraph.

“Not playing this year never entered my mind. All year I’ve been trying to get back as soon as I could. My main focus was to get back and help the lads.

“It has taken longer than I hoped but it’ll be good to get back out there.

“I was back in the gym a week after surgery. You can’t train on your feet but you can do other stuff. I kept sitting in the team video sessions because I had to keep footy on my mind.

“Because as soon as I was ready to come back I had to be ready to go. It took longer than expected but all the hard work is going to pay off.”

When asked about his future, he said: “It’s a bit of a unique situation. I missed the back-end of last year and then played a World Cup. I came in ready for a big season and then I got injured.

“I know my values and what I bring to a club and team. For me it’s reminding people because I have not been there for a quite a while now. Injury can make you better or define you. I always have mindset to get it right.”

Last week, Thompson made a return to the reserves for Bulldogs.

“I felt really good,” Thompson said. “The foot felt good and my lungs were better than I expected. It gave me a lot of confidence. Straight away I could feel that everything I’d done was starting to pay me back.”