League: Broncos withdraw Greg Inglis offer

Australian international Greg Inglis failed to meet the club's ultimatum to sign a two-year NRL deal. Photo / Getty Images

The Brisbane Broncos have sensationally pulled the pin on their offer to superstar Greg Inglis after he failed to meet the club's ultimatum to sign a two-year NRL deal on Saturday.

Brisbane put the deadline to Inglis on Friday, giving him 24 hours to sign a $A1.2 million ($NZ1.55 million) two-year contract with Brisbane.

The club had waited patiently for 14 weeks for Inglis to make a decision, but the Broncos withdrew the offer to the Queensland and Australian centre on Saturday afternoon.

Inglis, who was to replace AFL-bound Israel Folau, has been embroiled in a dispute with Melbourne over the payment of a $113,000 legal bill incurred in employing a QC to successfully defend him against assault allegations last year.

However, Inglis could still have signed Brisbane's contract, which then could have been lodged with the NRL and registered once the dispute between Inglis and his club was resolved.

Inglis, who is still contracted to Melbourne, will have to find another NRL club as the Storm have already spent their 2011 salary cap and could not afford to keep him now that the Broncos have left him stranded.

Inglis is believed to have been in discussions with French rugby union club Toulon and has attracted the attention of AFL clubs, who have already signed rugby league stars Karmichael Hunt (Gold Coast) and Folau (Western Sydney).

South Sydney owner Russell Crowe is also understood to have made a play for Inglis' services.

The news will stun Broncos fans who had been banking on Inglis, rugby league's No.1 game breaker, to join the six-time premiers next season.

Inglis, who has been in Brisbane for more than a week, could not be contacted for comment.

- AAP