Star halfback Daly Cherry-Evans is the NRL‘s million dollar man, after backflipping on a previously agreed deal with the Gold Coast Titans to remain with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles on a contract that is set to net him somewhere in the vicinity of $10million.
“There is a rule in place which gives Manly every opportunity to do what they have to retain me. With the decision, I have nothing to change at the moment.”
“I’m happy with my decision to go to the Gold Coast, and as we know there is a rule in place which allows Manly to have a go at retaining me.”
This morning’s stunning backflip has already been latched onto by the Internet, with DCE’s Wikipedia page ever-so-slightly modified to reflect his new-found economic agility.
Details of Daly Cherry-Evans’ plans have now been leaked… #DCE pic.twitter.com/y4Bh8zmxwo
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But with big money comes big responsibility. Whether the 26 year-old can live up to the expectations a $1million+ per year player carries with him is now a question perhaps even bigger than where his pen would land.
