Brandon Smith said that Daly Cherry-Evans is already “signed and delivered” to Sydney Roosters, in an astonishing revelation a few days after learning that he was no longer wanted in Bondi.
Speaking on the Wide World of Sports Radio of 2 GB, Smith said that Roosters had not confirmed the agreement publicly, but behind the scenes, everything is almost done.
“I think Cherry-Evans has already been signed and delivered for some time now-everyone is too afraid of admitting it,” he said.
The revelation follows the news that Smith and the winger Dominic Young both said that they were free to leave the club early.
Smith is expected to join Arch South Sydney rivals, while Young probably returned to Newcastle.
The roosters would have cleaned the salary ceiling space, Smith openly suggesting that his departure is to make room for Cherry-Evans.
The Sydney Brandon Smith roosters star is likely to move to Rivals South Sydney this season this season
He thinks it is because the roosters clean the decks to sign the star of Manly Daly Cherry-Evans
When asked if the money in his contract went to the Maron skipper, Smith replied: “I think it could be.
He also asked why the roosters did not invest instead in young people.
“I was hoping (money) would go to some of the youngest players who arrive,” he said.
“If they don’t slam them now, they probably won’t be able to keep them.”
Smith specifically appointed Naufahu Whyte and Blake, the players deserving salary increases at the end of the season.
The 28 -year -old, currently recovering from a knee injury, admitted that he had already played his last match in red, white and blue.
“It is not that I feel unloved, I feel unwanted, which is not quite the same,” he told 2 GB.
He said the roosters never explained correctly why they wanted it.
Smith had a turbulent moment in the roosters, ended with an LCA injury in 2024 which he is still recovering
Smith said he was “blinded” by reports that the roosters were trying to get rid of him early
“They are simply delighted to get rid of me and save money for perhaps this year, maybe next year.”
Smith has described the learning of its outing through the media as “blind”.
“I am blinded by the fact that the news came out by the media before discovering it,” he told Daily Mail Australia.
“The newspapers knew more than in this situation.
He added that he was “a little mouth of wood” and “very emotional” when he heard the news, having just attended a friend’s wedding.
“I was in the car with my girlfriend. I didn’t really know what was going on, ” he said.
“The celebrations have continued long enough to leave me very emotional when I heard the news.
Smith said Wayne Bennett was the first person to reach out after the news was announced.
Sandon Smith is another player than roosters seek to move on, with the winger spilled Dom Young
“I have no scruples with the way the situation took place … I understand that it is a business,” he said.
Bennett later told the media that he did not think that Smith would be in great shape until 2025.
But Smith did not agree, saying it was “about eight weeks” to be completely recovered.
“I can run in training, I can get around, I can do what you want,” he said.
“Now it’s just to make sure that the patellar tendon is mature enough to manage a full 80 -minute game.”
The Roosters, on the other hand, began to prepare for the arrival of Cherry-Evans.
The veteran playmaker Sam Walker should go to five-eighth, DCE taking jersey n ° 7.
Walker welcomed the idea saying: “He did everything in the game and we would be delighted to have it with the Roosters, that’s for sure.”
Coach Trent Robinson insisted that Sandon Smith always has a future at the club despite the rumors that his agent does his shopping at his rivals.
Sandon Smith played during the clash of the Anzac day against the dragons, but can be expelled if DCE arrives.
