Wests Tigers front-rower James Tamou says overseas interest might be his best option to play rugby league next season as his 300-game career winds down.
NRL 300-gamer James Tamou concedes his time in the competition might be ending, but says he'll be playing on somewhere next year as he mulls over Super League interest.
Tamou, who'll be 34 when the next NRL season starts, is out of contract with Wests Tigers and doesn't appear to be part of the club's future plans as they move to re-sign younger talents.
Quizzed on Wednesday on what his future held, Tamou said it was international interest that had piqued his interest.
"I definitely want to play on ... I'm hearing there's opportunities overseas," he told reporters.
"I'm not one to worry about that too much, I'm really concentrating on this next month in football and letting all that take care of itself."
Asked if his preference was to stay in the NRL, should interest present itself, Tamou said he'd weigh up any offer with the impact on his family, particular his four young sons.
He also refused to rule out a return to the Tigers, telling incoming coach Tim Sheens he knew his decreasing role and value should they need depth in the forward pack.
"They're looking into the future ... I know where I'm at now on the pecking order, if you ever need a front-rower that's happy to fill in, I'm here," he said.
"At this point in time, money's not an issue.
"Am I willing to keep pushing my body to contribute positively to a team? I still think I can, so until that day comes where I'll look in the mirror and say I can't then that'll be me."
It comes as winger Brent Naden signed a contract extension that will keep him at the club until at least the end of 2025.
Naden, 26, left Canterbury after Trent Barrett stepped down as coach earlier this year and joined the Tigers mid-season.
He had already been contracted until the end of next year but would have been free to negotiate with rival clubs for 2024 from November 1.
Naden joins fellow outside backs Starford To'a and Asu Kepaoa in re-signing with the Tigers in the past week as Sheens and head coach-in-waiting Benji Marshall build their blueprint.
"I'm just very excited about where the club's going, we're seeing these changes coming next year," Naden told reporters.
"(Marshall) gave me a call last week, we just had a little bit of a chat about his style of play.
"It's also a big opportunity to be under Tim Sheens, one of the greatest coaches to be in the game, so to be under him for the next three years, it's going to be pretty exciting."
