Warriors icon Manu Vatuvei is weighing up his options and considering making a shock early exit from the club at the end of the NRL season.
Vatuvei is contracted to the Warriors until the end of next season but may request a release to explore new opportunities in the twilight of his career.
The 31-year-old is concerned about his body lasting the distance after battling shoulder, rib, hamstring and knee injuries over the past three seasons.
Vatuvei's manager Peter Brown confirmed a once unthinkable move to a new NRL club is an option for his client, with the UK Super League, or a cross-code switch to rugby in either the northern hemisphere or Japan among other possibilities if the Warriors do decide to let him go.
The Warriors are open to discussing options around his contract that could help ease the strain on the club's salary cap, while both parties have previously discussed him moving into an off-field role once he does eventually decide to hang the boots up.