Salford Red Devils land deal for Wigan Warriors forward amid takeover talks

[fozzie58]

The whole Salford financial circumstances make this look odd.
They have been told to reduce their salary cost by unloading players. Now they have signed Chan on loan.
It seems either he has arrived at Salford with no cost attached or, Salford have unloaded a highly paid player to allow them to afford Chan.
The other scenario is that the rumoured takeover has all but been completed and Salford's financial future is secure.
I do hope it's the latter.

Me too always had a soft spot for Salford

What I couldn’t get my head round was that they went to Portugal for warm weather training the other week! Where did that money come from?

By the sounds of it Josie they’d budgeted for it before the grants etc got pulled but even so I’d have called it off if nothing else it looks awful really and yes I’ve got a soft spot for Salford too

[buttmonkey2]

So Isa and Chan's wages off the salary cap and a quota place available.

I wonder if this deal is a "sweetener" similar to when Brad Singleton went there............

[morley pie eater]

I didn't realise that Chan was 24. How old was he when we signed him? I'd assumed he was a young lad with potential and time on his side. Given his age and the lack of first team appearances to date, it looks very much like either a poor signing or one that's not worked for some other reason. How long a contract does he have?

[Wiganer Ted]

I think Chan's contract is to the end of 2026 season.

[Mike]

So Isa and Chan's wages off the salary cap and a quota place available.

I wonder if this deal is a "sweetener" similar to when Brad Singleton went there............

We don't know the terms of chans loan. We maybe picking up the whole wage bill or nothing.

[josie andrews]

WIGAN WARRIORS forward Tiaki Chan has made a loan move to Salford Red Devils.

The France international made his senior debut for Catalans Dragons in 2022, spending two seasons in Perpignan, where he made 12 appearances.

The 24-year-old was quickly called-up to international duty in 2023, appearing for France during their mid-season test against England.

A move to Wigan Warriors soon followed, where he has since appeared twice before enjoying a loan spell with Hull FC towards the back-end of 2024.

After his first few days of training with the Red Devils, Chan said: “I’m very grateful for the opportunity to link-up with Salford and have enjoyed my first few sessions with the boys.

“I look forward to meeting the fans and earning my spot in the team!”

In reaction to adding Tiaki to his squad, Head Coach, Paul Rowley said: “We are delighted to welcome Tiaki into the group.

“He adds more competition at both back row and prop and brings added enthusiasm and intensity to practice. I know he is a fantastic character and will be a great addition to this extremely tight group of players and staff.”

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