Catalans Dragons $500,000 halfback tipped for NRL move despite two-year deal

NEW Catalans Dragons recruit Toby Sexton is being tipped for a move back to the NRL despite signing a two-year deal with the French side.

Sexton, according to NRL journalist Brent Read, is being linked with new NRL franchise Perth Bears – who will enter the southern hemisphere competition in 2027.

But that would mean the former Canterbury Bulldogs star would spend just one season in the south of France.

“They’re (Perth Bears) in town,” NRL journalist Brent Read said on Triple M Radio.

“They had five days of meetings last week and plotted their attack plan. They are meeting managers in Sydney and Brisbane this week.”

“Tino Fa’asuamaleaui is an obvious one and Jayden Campbell, who Mal (Meninga, Perth Bears head coach) knows quite well from their time on the Gold Coast, is as well.

“Toby Sexton has been linked with them for a while. It wouldn’t surprise me if he’s their first signing.”