The Raiders denied pursuing Moses Leota, who remains contracted with the Panthers until 2027 amid salary cap issues.
The Canberra Raiders have moved to emphatically shut down any link between them and a chase for Penrith Panthers prop Moses Leota.
Leota is off-contract at the end of 2027, but sent a bombshell through the NRL earlier this year when he was given permission to negotiate his future away from the Panthers early.
The move came as Penrith started to wrangle with a dangerously bloated salary cap, and a large list of players off-contract at the end of 2027, including Nathan Cleary and Isaah Yeo.
It's understood Leota hasn't been offered anything concrete by the Panthers beyond the end of 2027 at this stage, and that the expectation is he will not only play that season for them, but not have permission to sign elsewhere early until Penrith understand what is happening with Cleary and Yeo, despite being given permission to negotiate.