Panthers gun five-eighth Jarome Luai is set to be one of the biggest names to hit the open market come November 1.
The premiers face a salary cap squeeze after gun backrower Liam Martin re-signed and star fullback Dylan Edwards' mammoth extension worth north of $900,000-per-season all-but locked in.
Throw in Nathan Cleary, Isaah Yeo, Brian To'o, James Fisher-Harris and Moses Leota on long-term contracts, and the Panthers' salary cap is running thin.