Wigan had that luxury as we were still paying a chunk of his world beater salary.

Some of the Wigan fans not opposed to him going back.

Yeah I read a few comments. Do you think they will maintain his current salary? Maybe we could do a swap deal for Wardle.

If the salary is as high as we all think it is then it is highly unlikely to be maintained by ourselves or other interested parties. If we were to offer a new contract can it be on reduced terms or does it have to match the current one?

Either way no news will be announced immediately due to his testimonial and that could be detrimental for him were he to announce his departure in the immediate future.

I suspect he will return to Wigan on a lower contract but as they continue to keep winning no doubt the bonuses will make up the shortfall

All his Christmas’s came at once when he got his current deal. He as to be realistic and know he will not get anywhere near it again. It’s a case of which club offers him the best money he can get, it’s not about what he can win at this stage.

Does anyone actually know what King's deal is currently? Or are we working on the assumption that it was just big cos everyone says it is. Any ideas?

It wouldn't surprise me if Saints were interested in Toby King for 2026. After all, if squad numbers are any indication, they appear to be going into this season with Hurrell and Percival still as their first-choice centres. Which is a tad surprising, given the various challenges faced by one or both of them in terms of age, fitness, proneness to injury, defensive frailty and midriff blubber.

If they do try to sign him, its not worth getting into a bidding war to keep him, just let him go.

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What we know:

1. Various well connected people on here have commented that it was large and that we were contributing to his salary whilst on loan at Wigan.
2. He was a marquee signing for us*
3. We had to fight off interest from other SL clubs and the NRL**

I suspect he will stay with us as he will only count at £50K on our cap. ***

*https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/salary-cap-changes-make-toby-27055708
**https://warringtonwolves.com/news/2021/may/Toby-King-signs-new-long-term-deal/
***https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/new-salary-cap-rules-for-super-league-to-help-protect-against-player-drain-to-the-nrl

Quote RoyalWire="RoyalWire"If the salary is as high as we all think it is then it is highly unlikely to be maintained by ourselves or other interested parties. If we were to offer a new contract can it be on reduced terms or does it have to match the current one? '" A new contract can be on any terms mutually agreed. One thing to note is that he is cheap on the cap for us at £50K due to https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/ne ... to-the-nrl. So we could pay him £200K per annum and it only counts as if we pay him £50K. This is a big incentive for us to extend. I don't care if we extend him or not. I do care if he keeps more talented attacking centres out of the side.

Quote RoyalWire="RoyalWire"If the salary is as high as we all think it is then it is highly unlikely to be maintained by ourselves or other interested parties. If we were to offer a new contract can it be on reduced terms or does it have to match the current one? '" A new contract can be on any terms mutually agreed. One thing to note is that he is cheap on the cap for us at £50K due to https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/ne ... to-the-nrl. So we could pay him £200K per annum and it only counts as if we pay him £50K. This is a big incentive for us to extend. I don't care if we extend him or not. I do care if he keeps more talented attacking centres out of the side.

Thanks Wires71 ... the fact that he is "Marquee" says a lot. I remember Wire working hard to try & keep him. He was playing well at the time.