Tupou keen to stay a Rooster

One of the final pieces of Sydney Roosters’ recruitment and retention puzzle – representative winger Daniel Tupou – wants to recommit to the NRL club.

Last week the Roosters moved to shore up their star-laden roster with the signatures of props Jared Waerea-Hargreaves and Dylan Napa to the end of the 2017 season.

Aidan Guerra decided his future late last year, signing on with the Eastern Suburbs-based club, also until the end of 2017.

NSW playmaker James Maloney and international wingers Tupou and Shaun Kenny-Dowall are yet to determine their futures beyond this season.

The cases for Tupou and Kenny-Dowall are all the more crucial with Wigan winger Joe Burgess headed to Bondi next year.

“I’m keen to stay at the Roosters, that’s all I have really thought about,” Tupou told AAP.

“The negotiations haven’t started yet but they soon will and I hope that something can be sorted out.

“It’s not something that is playing on my mind at the moment, I just want to play good football and the rest will sort itself out.

“As the year goes on it might (trouble me) so I would like to get it sorted as soon as I can.”

Tupou said he would like to keep Maloney around too, so the duo and Michael Jennings could continue their threatening left-edge combination.

“That combination is really something we have worked hard on and something we really enjoy and I would like to see him (Maloney) stay,” the NSW and Australia representative said.

“I’m happy for the other guys who have re-signed and hopefully that can be good news for us soon too.”

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