David Klemmer’s Newcastle move confirmed as Bulldogs secure Dylan Napa

David Klemmer is free to take up a five-year deal with Newcastle after Canterbury secured Roosters prop Dylan Napa as his replacement.

David Klemmer will join the Knights in 2019.

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Kangaroos prop David Klemmer has been cleared to join the Newcastle Knights from next season after the Canterbury Bulldogs secured the services of Sydney Roosters prop Dylan Napa on Monday.

Klemmer will officially join the Knights on a five-year contract worth around $4 million and start training at the club in two weeks.

Klemmer will link with the Knights on a four-year deal. AAP Image/Brendan Esposito.

The Roosters have released Napa, the Queensland Origin forward, from the final year of his contract to join Canterbury on a three-year deal.

The Dogs insisted on finding a replacement before allowing Klemmer to leave.

Klemmer’s signing gives the Knights a great chance of making the finals next year.

The two deals will be announced later on Monday afternoon.

Napa is one of the most aggressive props in the league. AAP Image/Darren Pateman.

Klemmer has been a Test and Origin regular since 2014 and is one of the best props in the game. He’s the forward leader the Knights have been looking for after they missed out on several other high-calibre big men.

Napa was part of the Roosters premiership side last month and will take Klemmer’s place as the leader of the pack at Belmore.

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Originally published as David Klemmer’s Newcastle move confirmed as Bulldogs secure Dylan Napa