Quote: I have spoken to a couple of clubs who are keen to talk, which we will be doing over the next week or two, " Paul Whatuira, a premiership winner with Penrith and the Wests Tigers whose career was thrown into turmoil when he was diagnosed with depression, is edging towards an inspirational return to the NRL.
Whatuira's manager, Sam Ayoub, yesterday confirmed he was in talks with two clubs, including one that was ready to hand him a lifeline for the remainder of this year.
"I have spoken to a couple of clubs who are keen to talk, which we will be doing over the next week or two," Ayoub said.
Whatuira left Australia at the end of 2007 to play in the English Super League with Huddersfield.
During his stint with the Giants, which came to an end last month, Whatuira spent 13 days in a secure mental unit in Bradford after an unprovoked assault on two men.
He escaped conviction when he was deemed mentally ill.
During a series of interviews with English and New Zealand newspapers earlier this year, Whatuira explained his battle with depression, nerves and anxiety.
He revealed his problems stemmed from being assaulted by a family friend as a six-year-old.
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