Zak Hardaker has lifted the lid on his decision to leave Leeds Rhinos and sign for Leigh Leopards: saying the contract the club offered to him was 'way off' what he felt he was worth in terms of both salary and length.
Hardaker has joined Leigh on a two-year deal, having only been offered an initial one-year contract by Leeds. They were unable to offer him a deal until they had finalised a move for Jack Walker to leave the club and sign for Bradford, and Hardaker conceded that after waiting most of the summer for the Rhinos to make him an offer, he had to put his young family first.
However, the 31-year-old also said he had been left 'disappointed and gutted' by the calibre of the offer Rohan Smith's side made him.
