The only way to justify spending what we're going to have to pay to get Manu is to give him the fullback gig, which would mean moving
Walsh to the halves (which is something none of us know whether he's willing to do despite it being mentioned on here frequently).
I don't buy Manu in the halves as an option. He doesn't create enough. People will be bagging him in the same way people bag
Chanel Harris-Tavita except more so because he's on a mil or close to it and has expectations.
As a a centre option, I personally think its a waste of money. I'm happy with where
Berry and
Vailea are heading. And would mean we are paying him "centre money" instead of "spine money" which the Roosters will just be able to match.