Parramatta Eels winger Josh Addo-Carr will be on the lookout for a new club come the 2028 NRL season, and while he has another year to run in blue and gold, his future is one that could well still remain in the NRL.
Addo-Carr, despite being cleared of any wrongdoing in his most recent off-field incident by a negative B sample, has been told by the Eels he won't be re-signed beyond the end of 2027.
The club made that official earlier this week, and now, he will begin his search to remain in the NRL - potentially even with an early release for 2027.
It has been theorised in some circles that the only way he remains a rugby league player is by heading to the English Super League, but there are plenty of clubs in need of experienced outside backs who know how to score tries.
If there is something Addo-Carr is very good at, it's scoring tries. He has 167 in 224 games, and at 31, still has some good years left in the legs.
His 2026 record, 8 tries in 23 games, was well below his best, but it came as part of a very poor Eels side. He had 19 tries the year before, and his debut year, where he only played 9 games, was the only other time in his career where he has been limited to single digit tries.
That makes him a consistent force at finding the tryline, and he still has plenty of value in the competition.
Whether it's for 2027 or 2028, here are the six clubs who could be interested in having the conversation.
1. Gold Coast Titans
We have the Titans as the most likely club in the race to sign Addo-Carr, with the Gold Coast needing re-enforcements right across the side whether it be for 2027 or 2028.
While they have added Mawene Hiroti for 2027, as it stands, their wingers for next season are Max Feagai and Jojo Fifita, with the likes of Jaylan De Groot, who is likely to leave at the end of 2027, and Siale Faeamani the other options.
That doesn't fill you with great confidence if you're a Titans fan, and while they have spent money in other parts of their backline, try-scoring experience could well be what Josh Hannay looks for.
There is the culture argument, and whether Addo-Carr would actually be a true fit on the Coast, but their need for improvements across the side could outweigh any of the arguments again.
Certainly, particularly with the looming departure of AJ Brimson, money isn't going to be an overly large issue for the club.
