He is contracted to the end of 2026 but will reportedly be cut loose in the coming days, allowing him to join another club immediately.
While he is widely tipped to sign with either the Eels or Bulldogs from next season, it is unknown where he could play the rest of 2025.
John wants it to be in the Hunter.
“If it was for this year, I think Newcastle would put their hand up,” Johns told Nine’s Freddy and the Eighth.
“I don’t know what’s happening with our (salary) cap or whether they can do a swap with any players… There’s been a lot of talk about Kai Pearce-Paul going to the Tigers.
“Newcastle is struggling with that stability in the halves. There would have to be some sort of swap; the Tigers wouldn’t just let him go.”
NRL clubs must have a full complement of 30 players signed before the start of July. The total squad can be 35, including five development players.
Any club that wanted to bring Galvin on board mid-season could not have more than 34 currently on their books.
The Knights have 35 players listed on their website already.
Off-contract English backrower Pearce-Paul is rumored to be on his way out of the club, while halfback Jackson Hastings has not played an NRL game this season and appears to be frozen out of the team.
Hastings is one of five halves on Newcastle’s roster, and coach Adam O’Brien has failed to nail down a winning combination.
The Knights have signed Eels five-eighth Dylan Brown on a rich contract from next season, but Johns says the team could benefit from adding Galvin this year.
He is earning about $350,000 from the Tigers this season, and so a rival club would only need to chip in roughly half that to acquire his services until the end of October.
Galvin set for early exit
League legend Brad Fittler reckons the teen talent won’t be short on offers.
“A lot of clubs would take him,” Fittler said.
“He’s 20 years old; he’s a quality player. He plays with a lot of confidence and lives a good lifestyle.
“He’s a good kid, a lovely kid to have around. There would be plenty of clubs looking for him.”
Galvin has played 31 NRL games for the Tigers since making his debut in round two last year.
