Jarryd Hayne turns back on Eels to sign with Gold Coast Titans

JARRYD Hayne has reneged on his promise to return to the NRL with the Parramatta Eels, today signing a contract with the Gold Coast Titans.

Jarryd Hayne has turned his back on Parramatta fans to chase the cash on offer with the Gold Coast Titans

GOLD Coast Titans have pulled off the biggest signing coup in NRL history with former NRL star Jarryd Hayne tipped to join the club on a $2.3 million two-year deal in 2017.

The Hayne Plane is set to be formally unveiled as the Titans biggest name recruit in a 10.30am press conference near Gold Coast airport today.

The Titans have quietly worked behind the scenes to bring Hayne north for his NRL return, using the money they had set aside from the failed Daly Cherry-Evans deal to make the two-times Dally M winner their priority signing.

When Jarryd Hayne left the @NRL he said he's only play for the @TheParraEels if he returned. So much for that promise...

— Jen Browning (@jen_browning) August 2, 2016

Jarryd Hayne saddened by reaction from Eels fans at his decision to sign with Gold Coast pic.twitter.com/yCSYm7fdtg

— Jamie Pandaram (@JamiePandaram) August 2, 2016

Jarryd Hayne is set to fulfill his latest dream of playing for the Gold Coast Titans before playing hockey in the UK 😄

— London Faithful RL (@LondonFaithful) August 2, 2016

All the best to @JarrydHayne in his quest to bat 5 in the Third Test.

— Ciaran Wilcox (@wilcoxinterlude) August 2, 2016

Every parra fan to Jarryd Hayne right now :( pic.twitter.com/MJJuWTNCrk

— Shaun Diviney (@ShaunDiviney) August 2, 2016

It was inevitable that Jarryd Hayne would move closer to Dreamworld. #NRL #hayne

— steve_philp (@steve_philp) August 2, 2016

I have to give Jarryd Hayne credit, he did what most of us don't do & pursued his life long dream. Again and again and again and again

— ChrisTINE (@aussienflgal) August 2, 2016

Hayne had walked out on his Parramatta contract in 2013 to pursue an NFL dream in the US, eventually signing and playing with the San Francisco 49ers.

He quit the NFL earlier this year, saying he wanted to pursue a dream to play for Fiji in the rugby sevens at the Rio Olympic Games.

When Hayne was left out of the Fijian sevens team for Rio, the Titans immediately started making moves to bring the fullback star back to rugby league

More to come ...