NRL veteran Benji Marshall has knocked back a monster offer from Hull FC which would've made him one of the highest-paid players in the English Super League.
After Hull signed Marshall's former Tigers premiership teammate Brett Hodgson to become their new head coach, a monster one-year deal found its way through to Marshall's camp.
The English Super League club reportedly offered the Tigers legend an offer for 2021 believed to be in the vicinity of £400,000 ($722,000AUD) before the Marshall knocked it back according to NRL.com.
It's understood Marshall's preference is to remain in Australia and continue playing in the NRL.
North Queensland and Cronulla had shown interest in offering the 324-game veteran one-year deals but both clubs since moved on.
Another potential suitor could be the Bulldogs, where the 2005 premiership star could link-up with his young brother, Jeremy Marshall-King.
It's understood Marshall as an option for Canterbury if recruit Matt Burton does not gain a release from Penrith to play for the Bulldogs next year.
Burton has signed on to play at Belmore from 2022 but coach Bulldogs Trent Barrett is hoping to organise an early release.
"We're definitely not done and dusted. We've got three spots still available and obviously one will be held for Matt Burton if we can try and do a deal and get him out early but the other two spots, we have a very clear idea of what we need and who we need to go after," Barrett told SEN.
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