Off-contract Warrington Wolves forward teases new deal amid speculation
Warrington Wolves forward Paul Vaughan has addressed his future at the club with the 34-year-old off-contract at the end of the year.
Vaughan is one of several high-profile names without deals at the Halliwell Jones Stadium beyond the current season and he’s also one of the Warrington Wolves players who have stepped up of late during the club’s struggles, something the Australian had labelled as a “tough time”.
Warrington languish in eighth in Super League but they’ve turned their mind to the Challenge Cup this week with silverware on the line at Wembley on Saturday as the Wolves hope to go one better than last year.
As it stands, it is the last chance that Vaughan will have to lift the Challenge Cup with Warrington Wolves given his off-contract status, however, there’s been plenty of talk lately that he could be in line for a new deal and that’s something he spoke about on Sky Sports’ The Bench Podcast.
Arriving ahead of the 2023 season on a two-year deal, Vaughan has already re-upped his deal once but could be set to do so again, however, he wouldn’t be pinned to an answer when asked about it.
Put to him that he is either set to sign a new contract or may have done so already, Vaughan responded: “We’ll say guilty, I haven’t signed it but we’re working through a couple of things.”
Warrington Wolves man makes “contract on the table” admission
The former State of Origin star was speaking ahead of Warrington’s loss to Hull KR in Round 12 and when asked if a deal would be over the line for the podcast’s release almost two weeks late, he joked: “I’m not sure, I’ve got to read through it (his contract offer).”
That came after he confirmed that there “could be a contract on the table” with Vaughan admitting that he and his family are “looking to see what is about”.
When leaving the NRL, Vaughan travelled to England with his family and he explained the thought process behind that before praising his wife for her sacrifices in supporting his rugby league career.
He explained: “I initially told the wife that it would be a two year trip with the little kids with the hint of a lot of travel so it was an easier sell, then we extended for another year and we’re sort of looking to see what’s going to happen for the last year.
“I’m 34, I feel great so we’ll see what happens. I’m not too sure but we’re trying to work through something at the moment.”
He added: “She works full time for an Australian company so it’s pretty tough hours so for her to say another year is something that I definitely appreciate.
“It’s difficult for her but once we go back there then she’ll be able to go back into a full-time gig.”
As for him, the Warrington Wolves man insists he can play on: “I still feel great. Physically, I still feel like I’m doing a fair job on the field so again, I’d have to ask the missus and see what she says.”
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