He told Fairfax Media on Wednesday of his desire to remain at the Roosters. "To be honest I have no idea what's going on at the moment," Tupou said. "I'm just waiting for my manager – he has taken over [negotiations]. "Hopefully, there is some good news for me and I can stay. I love the club and everything they have done for me. I've just got to wait and see." Tupou, who is off-contract at season's end, signed a modest contract extension just three games into his NRL career. The 23-year-old has since gone on to play in a grand final victory as well as make his NSW and Australian debut last year. "I haven't thought about [leaving] I've just been trying to concentrate on footy," Tupou said. "After [Tuivasa-Sheck's] decision I probably will [look at my future].

"I still see myself as a fringe [player]. People call it a massive decision but I just have to play footy. I just leave it all for my manager and I try and improve and I don't let it get in the way of me trying to improve." "We were all disappointed [with Tuivasa-Sheck leaving]. All the boys took it tough but we still have a task ahead of us on Friday. We won't let that interfere. We still have him for the rest of the year, we're still focused." While Tupou and Tuivasa-Sheck will not be at the club beyond this year, the Roosters are on the verge of re-signing injured centre Blake Ferguson to a long-term deal. Fairfax Media understands Ferguson has verbally agreed to extend his stay at the Roosters by up to three years. Ferguson only joined the Roosters on a one-year deal this season. Discussions surrounding five-eighth James Maloney's future has been delayed with Maloney's manager Wayne Beavis overseas. Experienced outside back Shaun Kenny-Dowall is also pushing for a contract extension, with the Roosters looking to extend his nine year stint at the club. The Roosters have also signed English winger Joe Burgess for three years from next year. The Roosters starved off interest from a host of clubs to re-sign key big men Jared Waerea-Hargreaves and Dylan Napa until the end of 2017.

Tuivasa-Sheck has followed the lead of Manly stars Kieran Foran and Daly Cherry-Evans in announcing club switches well before their existing contracts expire. The moves have raised further questions about whether signing protocols need to be overhauled. "I'm not sure if it highlights the problems, what I think it does is show the free-market, free-trade window that is currently in place," said the NRL's head of football, Todd Greenberg. "Clearly we've said a number of times we will have to look at that as part of the next collective bargaining agreement but there are no immediate plans to talk about that."