WALKER STAYING A SEA EAGLE

MANLY’S X-factor Dylan Walker is going nowhere.

The transformed Sea Eagle (pictured) is on the verge of penning a new two-year deal that will extend his ties to the club until the end of 2023.

The only reason why Manly officials and Walker have been unable to agree to terms is due to an agreed focus on the Sea Eagles’ march towards the premiership.

The patient timeline more than suits Walker – with his value only increasing with every game that Manly step closer towards their first grand final since 2011. Walker is chasing a second premiership ring after securing his first title with Souths in 2014. The contract development has emerged as the Wests Tigers put a club-wide freeze on all recruitment until the future of coach Michael Maguire is known.