Adrian Lam delighted to land Krisnan Inu after trying to sign him at Wigan
Leigh boss Adrian Lam was over the moon to finally secure the services of Krisnan Inu after previously trying to sign him whilst he was Wigan coach.
The 34-year-old goal-kicking centre had been playing in France for Lezignan since leaving Super League side Salford at the end of last season.
Inu has made more than 250 career appearances for Parramatta, New Zealand Warriors, Canterbury, Catalans, Widnes, Salford and Lezignan. He has represented New Zealand and Samoa internationally.
Lam revealed he has been a keen admirer of Inu’s for a long time. He even tried to sign him whilst he was Wigan head coach last year.
Lam told Love Rugby League: “I’ve been a fan of Krisnan’s for a long time now. I tried to get him while I was with Wigan at some stage last year when we had a lot of injuries.
“It just didn’t work out the way it was and you get that every now and then, two or three times a year. Whether it’s the numbers, qualification, not being released and monetary issues in either camp, that can always happen.
“What is the important part there is that I’ve been tracking him for a while. He is a goal-kicker as well and potentially the best goal-kicker in this country in Super League or the Championship.
“He was in the Super League Dream Team two seasons ago so for us that is a massively talented that we can add to thicken up our squad. I think he will bring that to us as long as he buys into what we are about. I know when he gets here he will certainly bring us to another level.”
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Inu is still in France waiting for his visa to be approved ahead of his return to England.
Lam added: “I think we’ve got to keep on building our squad as each week goes on in this competition.
“He has been around Super League for a long time, has played a lot of NRL and I’m a fan of the way he plays. He is a big body which is what we need here and he’ll come into our squad and earn the right to play an outside back position, whether that is centre, wing or even full-back at times. That’s a decision we’ll make as we go along.”
Leigh take on Widnes in the Challenge Cup fourth round on Monday night, live on Premier Sports.
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