St Helens not interested in Salford's Theo Fages, insists head coach
Tuesday 16 June 2015 11:15, UK
St Helens coach Keiron Cunningham insists his is not the club reportedly leading the chase to sign Salford star Theo Fages.
The highly-rated scrum-half has submitted a transfer request at Salford, who subsequently warned it would take a world-record bid to prise the 20-year-old Frenchman away from the AJ Bell Stadium.
Reports have claimed St Helens are in for Fages but Cunningham insists he has a plethora of talent at half-back and wants to see more of his youngsters come through before signing players from elsewhere.
Cunningham said: "We have got Luke Walsh, Travis Burns and Jon Wilkin who can play seven and I've got great juniors coming through. I am quite comfortable in the half-back department.
"Theo is a super kid, a great player and he has a very big future. He is a very talented kid and I am sure there will be a lot of interest in him.
"But maybe the Saints thing is a bit of smokescreen for somewhere else because I am very comfortable in the halves."
Walsh, meanwhile, has taken a step closer to returning to action following ankle surgery by rejoining the Saints squad for full training. The 28-year-old, who also missed last season's Grand Final triumph because of a broken leg, has made only five appearances this season.
Captain Wilkin has also been training as normal despite suffering a nasty facial gash in Friday's derby victory over Wigan.
Cunningham said: "Walshy is not far off. We will get a report and see how he has come back and then we will make our decision. It is the first time he has trained properly with the team, full contact.
"Wilko just carries on as if nothing has happened. He has been out there training with stitches in his head. That's Wilko, he just competes hard."
