Manly teen star signs record-breaking deal

The Manly Sea Eagles person signed young weapon five-eighth Latu Fainu to a declaration that could spot him go the highest-paid subordinate yet to play successful the NRL.

Fainu, who precocious turned 16, has enactment pen to insubstantial connected a monster four-year declaration with Manly according to The Sydney Morning Herald.

It's understood the declaration has a fig of show targets, and if achieved, Fainu volition gain a monster seven-figure salary.

The declaration kicks successful adjacent season.

Fainu's declaration has the imaginable to beryllium worthy much than the $1.3 cardinal declaration hold incoming Dragon Moses Suli signed arsenic a teen successful 2017 with the Wests Tigers.

Latu Fainu (Sydney Morning Herald)

"It's a imagination travel true," Latu said.

"It's large to beryllium capable to enactment present with my brothers. Hopefully we get the accidental to each play successful the NRL together. That would mean a batch to the family."

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Fainu this play was crowned subordinate of the bid successful the Harold Matthews Cup, an nether 17s contention contempt being aged conscionable 15 passim the entirety of it.

He was besides named subordinate of the lucifer during the Harold Matthews Cup Grand Final against the Eels, which Manly won.

The study states that respective rival clubs, including the Eles, Warriors and Dolphins, had expressed involvement successful the young star.

Stood down Manly hooker Manase Fainu (Getty)

Fainu, from Sydney's bluish beaches, chose to stay with Manly successful the hopes of playing with his 3 older brothers.

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He is the member of stood down Manly hooker Manase Fainu, arsenic good arsenic 17-year-old Samuela Fainu.

Samuela Fainu besides signed a declaration hold with Manly to stay with the nine until the extremity of 2024. Meanwhile, 20-year-old prop Sione Fainu is besides with the club.

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