Penrith Panthers centre Dean Whare has been granted a release from the final year of his contract to take up a deal with Super League side Catalans Dragons.
Whare has signed a two-year deal which will seem join the French club at Gilbert Brutus Stadium until the end of the 2022 season.
Catalans head coach Steve McNamara had good things to say about the acquisition of the New Zealand international.
"Dean will be a great addition to our squad," said McNamara on the club website.
"He is an outstanding professional with great ethics, he will bring real quality and class to our attack whilst he is also a player who loves the tough defensive side of the game."
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Good player, however, injuries caught up with him.
Was a try scoring machine in the Dragons juniors 2008/9 that was shown the door after much promise.
Hasn’t been a decent player for many seasons. He was offered a new $400,000 a season contract a couple of seasons ago by Phil Gould. That was the ideal time to be rid of him & use the money to buy a decent centre .