On Wednesday, Luai finally confirmed he has signed a five-year contract to join the Wests Tigers from 2025, bringing an end to the biggest trade saga of the NRL off-season.

Penrith’s three-time premiership-winning five-eighth had been linked with the Tigers for months and made the move official at a snap press conference in Sydney.

The deal is believed to be worth in excess of $1million per season and is a major coup for a Tigers side that’s in the midst of a 12-year finals drought.

The Tigers celebrated their new signing on social media by posting shots of Luai in a Tigers jersey, but it reportedly upset the Panthers.

Jarome Luai confirmed he has signed a five-year contract to join the Tigers from 2025

The Tigers deleted a mocked up version of Luai in a Tigers jersey after backlash

The Tigers later deleted the…