Gary Hetherington says Leeds Rhinos want to keep Zak Hardaker beyond this season – and are working on ways to fit him into their salary cap to allow them to do just that. Hardaker returned to Headingley midway through the campaign after leaving Wigan Warriors and played a significant role in helping Rohan Smith’s men to reach the Grand Final.
The short-term deal he penned in April runs until the end of November and the 30-year-old spoke in the aftermath of Saturday’s title decider at Old Trafford about his desire to stay at Leeds.
Headingley supremo Hetherington told Leeds Live: “We are keen to keep Zak, but at this moment in time we don’t have any cap space. That’s an ongoing issue where we are looking to create some space and we’re keen to keep Zak on board and Zak wants to stay with us as well.
