T\ufeffhe Warriors are pondering a massive blow just over a month after their stunning 2023 season finished within a week of the grand final, with superstar prop Addin Fonua-Blake requesting a release.<\/p>\n
The club confirmed on Thursday afternoon that it was weighing up the request, with Fonua-Blake keen to return to Sydney to be closer to \ufeffhis parents.<\/p>\n
It's a stunning turnaround from the 27-year-old who left Manly in 2020 after agitating for a release from his contract on compassionate grounds in a bid to get out of Sydney.<\/p>\n
Fonua-Blake is one of the highest paid players in the competition, with the front-rower on a salary reportedly worth $1 million-a-season until his contract with the Warriors expires in 2026.<\/p>\n
New Dragons coach Shane Flanagan has already confirmed publicly that he would be keen to see Fonua-Blake in the Red V next season , telling The Sydney Morning Herald that he was awaiting the Warriors' decision.<\/p>\n
"I'm more than interested," Flanagan told the SMH. <\/p>\n
"He has some history here with the club. He played under Dean Young as a junior. I'm always looking for quality players and he's a very good one."<\/p>\n
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