With respect, if he was at his best, he wouldn’t have left the Bunnies....

They will have come to some financial arrangement, of that I have no doubt.

Quite agree and the club will have done the right thing coming to some sort of financial arrangement. Whilst I feel sorry for the lad, I’m glad that matters have now been resolved and we can move on and hopefully now strengthen the squad further.

Agreed big shame but why oh why was he signed when he clearly wasn't right is baffling..still best of luck to the lad for his future

Maybe but the point still stands.

Speaks volumes that he was just voted into the Souths team of the decade, ironically alongside Roy Asotasi who also had a miserable time over here.

A very welcome decision to those supporters who said that he should never have been signed in the first place.

Not if he is taking up all our cap space. We won't be able to sign top level wingers to sit in the stands then.

Do you think he will be? I would have assumed we could de-register him.

Really interesting interview from George on Wigan TV - seems that lockdown did him no favours at all with the injury and he might have been able to get through it otherwise with regular access to physio/rehab work etc. Clearly an underlying issue though that he would need to have addressed at some point anyhow and if it was affecting his life outside of the sport far better to try and sort it asap rather than potentially making it worse through playing rugby.

Get the impression that neither him or Wigan have ruled out the possibility of him returning to the squad in 2022 if the surgery has the impact they hope it will. I'm sure everyone would welcome him back with open arms if his health improves.

Either way I'm sure the club will continue to support him as they seem to be really on the ball with player welfare these days. Best of luck to him.

yeah he didnt play a game so it wont count if we do

He came to SL because every single club in the NRL knew his body had gone

Very honest interview and you can see the last year and a bit has pained him in more ways than one. I like you got the feeling that he could well be back at Wigan in 2022 if things went well but that’s a long way down the track and a lot will need to go right for that to happen. It was interesting to hear there is a player he spoke to in Rugby Union who has had the op and has since played a few seasons, saying it was the best thing he ever did.

Ultimately if he comes back here, gets to play elsewhere or retires full time, I admire the call and I really hope things work out for him.

Would he not be paid out under insurance?

Some nice photos of Luke Thompson on social media in Wigan training gear