Wests Tigers stars such as Aaron Woods, James Tedesco and Mitchell Moses have been the subject of media speculation in the past few days.
Unconfirmed reports have them signing with the Bulldogs or the Roosters.
The club has not made any comment in response to the speculation about its stars.
But yesterday it did announce the re-signing of the talented Josh Aloiai for a further two seasons.
In 2016, the 21-year-old forward became the first ever Wests Tigers player to feature in every match in a debut season, subsequently winning the club’s rookie of the year award.
Aloiai joined Wests Tigers leading into the 2016 season from the Parramatta Eels, where he played two seasons of Holden Cup and represented the Junior Kiwis.
Making 24 NRL appearances in 2016, the Glenora Bears junior scored two tries and showed impressive form in the backrow.
“I feel really blessed to be able to sign on with Wests Tigers until the end of 2019,” Aloiai said.
“I’m just really thankful because I honestly love coming to training every day, I love turning up with the players and the staff at the club; so, I’m just happy that I get to be here for a little bit longer.
[social_quote duplicate=”no” align=”default”]“It’s a privilege to be able to live my dream (of playing first grade) – the players that we have here have pretty much become my brothers and we also have quality staff at the club – they really make playing footy more enjoyable.[/social_quote]
“Last year definitely exceeded all my expectations, I’m just really thankful for the opportunity and I want to build off those games in 2017.
“I’m still just as hungry to keep trying my best, obviously with great players and staff around me I’m really looking forward to that journey,” he said.
Club coach Jason Taylor said: “We are enormously happy to have Josh commit to the club.
“He is an absolutely superb person, first and foremost, from the way he carries himself around the place, to the way he trains and his values, we are very lucky to have him.
“On the field, he had a great season in 2016 and played every game – we are looking for improvement on that and so is he.
“We are really excited about what he can do on the field going forward,” he said.
FYI Teddy quoted saying no approach whatsoever from Roosters…