Tino Fa'asuamaleaui has played just a handful of first grade NRL games. Photo / Getty Images
The Warriors have missed out on signing young Melbourne forward Tino Fa'asuamaleaui, with the 19-year-old agreeing to terms with the Gold Coast Titans.
Fa'asuamaleaui, who has just five first grade matches to his name, will join the Titans on a three-year deal starting in 2021, worth a reported NZ$2.08m.
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Warriors were believed to be one of four teams in the hunt for the young giant's signature, and previous reports suggested Fa'asuamaleaui had agreed to join the Warriors on a multi-million dollar deal.
However Warriors recruitment manager Peter O'Sullivan told the Herald on Thursday that no contracts had been signed, and suggestions he had already agreed to join the club were a "complete fallacy".
That proved to be the case, as NRL.com reported the 197cm, 115kg forward informed the Warriors on Thursday that he would be knocking back their offer to going to Titans.
