Shaun Johnson's time with the Warriors could be coming to an end, with the star halfback reportedly told he can explore his options as he enters the final year of his contract.
After signing a two-year, seven figure deal extension last year, Johnson will come off contract at the end of the 2019 season, with the New Zealand Herald claiming that the Warriors won't stand in his way, should he want to leave.
As the NRL's transfer window opens on November 1, the Warriors are yet to make an offer to keep Johnson at the club beyond the end of next year, with the club unwilling to offer him the same amount of money that saw him become the club's highest paid player last time around.
Speaking to the NZ Herald, CEO Cameron George kept his cards close to his chest about Johnson's future with the Warriors.
"The club are open-minded about the future and we'll talk to Shaun and his management when he gets back from overseas about the future," said George."We're very open-minded and with any recruitment decisions it's about the team and the club first. But whilst we're being open-minded about the future, we're not going to be scared to make big calls on any player.
"We want to win the competition and we'll be doing everything recruitment-wise to get the best people in the club to do so.
"We are not scared about making any big calls on our roster because we want to win this competition and everyone's always under review."
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