Benji Marshall in line to play for South Sydney Rabbitohs in 2021

Benji Marshall has reportedly found a new club to play at in 2021 after the Wests Tigers cut him loose at the end of last season.

Benji Marshall may soon be wearing cardinal and myrtle.

Benji Marshall is reportedly on the verge of signing with South Sydney after Wayne Bennett offered the NRL outcast a lifeline.

NRL.com and The Daily Telegraph both report the 35-year-old has been offered a one-year deal which, if ratified as salary cap compliant by the NRL, could see Marshall training with the Rabbitohs as soon as this week.

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Marshall was cut loose by the Wests Tigers at the end of last season, told he was unwanted beyond 2020. But the veteran playmaker was keen to play on and after months of uncertainty, it seems as if he may have found a new home at Redfern.

Bennett previously helped out Marshall in 2017 when he was coaching the Broncos, bringing him to Brisbane after the five-eighth’s stint with St George ended. Marshall later made his way back to the Tigers, who he debuted for in 2003, but there was no room for sentiment as he was moved on after another disappointing campaign by the club last year.

It was a sour end for Marshall and the Tigers with reports he only found out he was unwanted at the club when he read it in a newspaper article.

Marshall has some gas left in the tank yet.

Previous reports had linked Marshall to the Sharks and Cowboys, but no deal eventuated with either of those clubs.

Should he sign on the dotted line with Souths, he would act as back-up to first-choice halves Adam Reynolds and Cody Walker, who played pivotal roles in the Bunnies’ run to last year’s finals.

Marshall turned down a proposal from Hull in the UK Super League because he didn’t want to play overseas, and a deal with the Rabbitohs would allow him to stay in Sydney and continue his media career with Fox Sports.

It was reported earlier this off-season Marshall was seeking a deal of up to $400,000 after the Tigers had made it clear he would not be offered a deal to play beyond the 2020 season.

Tigers coach Michael Maguire has instead put his faith behind Luke Brooks and Adam Douehi to form his halves partnership in 2021.

The Tigers have been busy in the off-season, adding the firepower of James Roberts, James Tamou and Joe Ofahengaue to their books for 2021.