Hayne will wait until season's end before deciding future

Maybe not!!

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Dragons in doubt over pursuit of Jarryd Hayne

St George Illawarra are hesitant to offer Jarryd Hayne a contract due to his off-field behavior, according to The Daily Telegraph.

Hayne is currently embroiled in a civil lawsuit in the United States concerning sexual assault allegations, and it is understood that he may soon be required to spend significant time in America ahead of his trial in January 2020.

The Dragons reportedly want the star Parramatta outside back, but are wary of signing him for 2019 on big money lest his season is jeopardised by the lawsuit.

It is understood that Hayne wants $700,000 a season, but the Dragons, Eels and other interested clubs are balking at the pricetag.

Hayne is worth no more than 500K. He debuted in 2006 which gives you an idea of his age which is closer to retirement, but was still one of Parra's best players this season. Shows you how bad the team performed in 2018.

Parra don't really do that. Instead they buy well known players, but who are ageing.

Hayne accepts his Eels time is probably up

An understanding Jarryd Hayne says he's resigned to the belief he probably won't play for Parramatta in 2019 and will need to look elsewhere.

Parramatta's NRL squad return to training on Thursday but at this stage Hayne won't be there, with the two-time Dally M Medallist still without a contract for next season.

The Eels insisted on Sunday they still hoped to retain Hayne, but he believed it was unlikely they could fit him in under their salary cap.

"I've obviously waited a while to get something on paper but I think the long story short is Parra just can't," Hayne told AAP.

"They've already done their roster. It was done before I actually got there (from the Gold Coast at the start of 2018).

"You hear speculation that some of those players might be leaving and what not. I think that's what they're waiting for.

"But no one has left yet and pre-season starts in a couple of days so it's not looking good."

Hayne spent Sunday playing in a charity Twenty20 Battle of the Smashers to raise money for the Veterans Benevolent Fund, but he didn't know what his professional sporting future held.

"I'm going to have to (look around) because I don't have a job. In four days my contract is over," he said.

"It's a bit of a lottery (where I will be in 2019).

"I'm on the market looking for a job. I've got to pay the bills.

"It's just one of them things. They thought someone might have left by now and no one has. It's no hard feelings, I love all the boys at Parra. I understand where the club is coming from too.

"They want to keep me and have obviously been adamant about that but the reality is they can't. There's just no room. As sad as it is it's just reality.

"I was lucky enough to get there last year and have a year there."

Asked if he would consider testing himself in a different sport as he has previously with NFL and rugby sevens, Hayne said: "I think I'm open to anything so I'll just have to wait and see."

It's understood the Eels are still attempting to manage their cap for next season, but chief executive Bernie Gurr insisted to AAP they hadn't given up hope on Hayne running out in the blue and gold.

"We're working on it. We're hoping that we can get something done in the next couple of weeks," Gurr said.

"We still want him here."

After a slow start to the year, 30-year-old Hayne was one of the Eels' best in the back half of 2018, busting 32 tackles and scoring six tries in the last six games of the season.

He might end up in France playing French Rugby.

I think he did his dash when he left Parra for the NFL. A sport where he only played 8 games. Where was his loyalty to Parra?? If he never left, the club would go out of their way to re-sign him.

Still no deal. Pack your bags Hayne!!

I still like Hayne, but the Hayne mania hasn't been the same since he left to play NFL.