The Parramatta Eels are poised to make a major playmaking coup, with rising star Lachlan Galvin expected to join the club on a three-year deal worth approximately $2.1 million. The move is set to commence in 2027, once Galvin’s current contract with the Wests Tigers expires at the end of the 2026 NRL season.
Galvin, 19, has been one of the most talked-about young talents in the game, impressing with his maturity, footwork, and game management well beyond his years. With Dylan Brown set to depart for the Newcastle Knights at the end of 2025, Parramatta has identified Galvin as their long-term answer in the halves alongside Mitchell Moses.
Sources close to the negotiations suggest the Eels are in the box seat to secure Galvin’s signature as soon as the November 1 free agency window opens in 2026. The reported deal — worth around $700,000 per season — would make him one of the highest-paid young playmakers in the NRL.
The move signals a new era for the blue and gold, who are reshaping their spine around Moses and building toward a premiership window with a refreshed roster.
While the contract cannot be officially confirmed until November 2026, insiders believe Galvin is “all but certain” to make Parramatta his home from 2027 onward.
