Super League side set to sign major NRL star

Clubs like Leeds Rhinos, Wigan Warriors, Warrington Wolves and Hull KR have all made big signings for the 2024 season but big signings have been the name of the game for Leigh Leopards in recent years and they are set to complete another huge signing.

According to Jenna Brooks on Sky Sports, Leigh are set to complete the transfer of Anthony Milford instead of signing Brodie Croft as she originally reported.

The former Brisbane Broncos star would be a major signing for the club.

Adrian Lam recently spoke about the club’s recruitment:

“I think we’ve done reasonably well. Still going, as every club is, and I think when the times right those players will be announced. I’m just really happy and grateful for the current squad, we’ve had a lot of changes this year, I think we’ve got the smallest squad in the Super League.

“I think we’ve changed something like 16 players that have been new to the club this year and we’ll continue to rotate those players and get the right ones in until we’re in a position where we’re the top two continuously.

“The club’s in a very great position to be able to negotiate and talk to other players. It’s different to what we were in last year where we still haven’t won the championship and trying to negotiate contracts and recruits for the Super League; but it’s been a little bit easier in this process, and it’s ongoing on a week-to-week basis.”

However, there has been talk that Leigh could lose Ben Reynolds to a shock move to Featherstone Rovers.

It seems that this move could happen but Leigh are striving to keep him as Lam said:

“Yeah, I think it’s been ongoing here with Ben and obviously clubs outside of Leigh have come in and negotiated with him. We’re continuing to talk to him about that and no doubt some sort of decision will be made either way in the next couple of weeks.

“It’s ongoing. It’s in the hands of Chris Chester and the management of Ben Reynolds. Ben’s done some great things for us this year, and him as a player at this club over the last two years have been phenomenal.

“He certainly has played a massive part in who we’ve become in the last two years and he’s an important part of our squad, especially with the finals coming up too. This needs to get sorted either way so that we can get some clarity into his head.”

Now Lam has provided a further update saying:

“Yeah, I think that’s in Ben’s hands now on what really happens with that and what he wants to discuss moving forward.

“It’s not too much different from our point of view. Like I said, we’re still trying to build and complete the squad and until we do that, we won’t release who’s staying and who’s going.”