Following confirmation from Tino Fa'asuamaleaui's manager that he will explore the open market on November 1, two more clubs are set to join the Perth Bears in the battle to sign the Gold Coast Titans captain.
Fa'asuamaleaui, one of the most high-profile players eligible to negotiate with rival teams from that date, is currently partway through a 10-year deal with the Titans.
However, a get-out clause in his contract allows him to depart at the end of the 2026 NRL season.
In addition to the Perth Bears, the Canterbury Bulldogs and St George Illawarra Dragons have now emerged as potential suitors for the representative forward.
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Reports suggest the Bulldogs would require him to take less money to join their roster, while the Dragons are prepared to put forward an "absolutely massive offer" in their bid to find a leader for their pack over the next decade.
"I'm told St George have gone in with an absolutely massive offer. It's going to be the richest offer in St George Illawarra history for a player," The Daily Telegraph's Buzz Rothfield said on Triple M's NRL Daily.
"(He's) the ideal man to lead all those emerging forwards coming through. The other story, the Canterbury Bulldogs... The Bulldogs have already got Leo Thompson from Newcastle.
"If they got Tino with Max King and the rest of them... (it) can deliver a premiership there."
The interest from the Bulldogs and Dragons comes as the Perth Bears prepare a $7.5 million, five-year proposal that would make Fa'asuamaleaui the highest-paid player in NRL history.
"I think they're going to make him the richest deal for a forward in the game's history, so I'd imagine even the Dragons would struggle to match the dollars on offer for him in Perth," News Corp's Brent Read said.