Wayne Bennett is “holding all the aces” amid his potential return to the Rabbitohs which is been “verbally agreed” with powerful owner Russell Crowe. That is according to Fox League’s James Hooper who revealed Crowe had already spoken to the master coach and offered him a three-year deal. Bennett, in typical fashion, delivered in a trademark press conference on Wednesday, dancing around questions from journalists regarding his future.
“He’s literally loving life because he’s holding all the aces,” Hooper said on NRL360. “The deal has already been done, the deal has been done verbally with Russell Crowe over the telephone. He will be at South Sydney next year.
“I think it will be a three-year deal when it is finally rubber stamped and made official, I think it will be a million dollars at least per-season, if not more. “What the Rabbitohs really want is Wayne to continue beyond that, they want Wayne to continue coaching until he’s 79, possibly even 80. “Which would mean that he’s coached way over 1000 games.
” The Daily Telegraph’s Michael Carayannis agreed and explained Bennett is currently playing games with the media, knowing full well his next move. “He’s loving it, loving the theatre, he’s loving being in demand. He’s loving the people working in the shadows on his behalf,” Carayannis said.
“Reaching out to other clubs and the like. I think this is all set up for Wayne and he’s enjoying every second of it.” Bennett is curre.
