Joe Burgess is set for a shock exit from Salford Red Devils. Rugby League Live can reveal the winger is currently not training with the Super League club and has been offered to rival clubs in recent days.
It comes following an unspecified disciplinary matter which has resulted in his future at the club being deemed untenable and promoted his representatives to start searching for a new club. The Reds have one of the smallest squads in Super League but it’s believed that they too see no future for the 29-year-old at the club.
An England international, Burgess made his breakthrough at Wigan Warriors and had a one-year spell in the NRL, where he scored seven tries in 13 appearances. He returned to his boyhood club a year later and spent another four seasons there before moving to Salford ahead of the 2021 season. In total, Burgess has scored 112 tries in 166 Super League games.
However, his future now appears to be elsewhere, which is particularly interesting given Salford recently lost fellow winger Ken Sio, who was released for personal reasons. It means the Reds are set to be without their first-choice wingers from the past two seasons. Nevertheless, the matter has been deemed serious enough for Salford to believe it’s the best move for the club.
Salford do have a quota spot at their disposal which could see them search overseas for a new recruit. Domestically, former Wakefield Trinity winger Lee Kershaw remains a free agent.