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St George Illawarra captain Gareth Widdop is expected to leave the Dragons at the end of next season to try his luck as a "fairy tale" in England.
The English playmaker, who was a Halifax scholar before settling in Melbourne with his family as a teenager, told St George Illawarra officials of his passion for playing in the Super League when he was still at its peak.
Widdop, who is recovering from an operation at the shoulder that had dismissed him from the recent defeat of the Test Series in New Zealand, will be 30 in March and will want to travel to England season next or in 2020.
He is under contract with St George Illawarra until the end of the 2021 season, but it is expected that the club will release him from the last two years of the contract to return to England.
A number of Super League clubs would like Widdop's services where he was available, but it is unlikely that they will have the money to hire a player of his rank for next season. Huddersfield told reporters in England that they were not in a position. make an offer now.
Leeds, who is coached by David Furner, could be an option and recently signed former St. George Illawarra striker, Trent Merrin, after being released from Penrith.
Widdop has played 185 games in the NRL with the Dragons and Storm, but has said several times since his debut with Melbourne in 2010 that he wanted to play in the Super League and that he had told reporters in England for the 2015 Test Series against Kiwis "fairy tale to finish my career here".
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