Kikau's asking price is 800k acoording to his agent, George Christodoulou.
he says:
“The reality of the situation is ‘Kiks’ would like to stay but if a deal can’t be done, it can’t be done,” said Christodoulou
“Depending on the salary cap situation (at the Panthers), someone might have to be a casualty.
“Kiks is happy at Penrith and he would like to stay. His preference is to do a deal with Penrith, but if they wave the red flag and say we’re out of the contest, then we’ll go to market.
“When you get a unique athlete like Viliame, he is a genuine gamebreaker, so the market will determine what he’s worth.
“For me, I’m saying it has to be upwards of $800,000, but his price could go to $1 million.
“If the Titans paid seven figures for David Fifita, someone might fall in love with Kiks and pay that too. He is 26. If someone wants to throw bucketloads, you have to take it. It’s so cutthroat in the NRL these days.
“Penrith are keen to re-sign him, but whether it’s enough to get him done or not remains to be seen.”
“It’s an option to explore rugby union,” Christodoulou said. “That’s his pedigree, he was a Fijian schoolboy in rugby, he played rugby all his life growing up.
“Right now, he is happy in the NRL, but the reality of being a professional athlete in rugby league, you have a 10-year window at best to set yourself up for life and we can’t bury our heads in the sand.”
“Penrith will have a month’s headstart,” Christodoulou said.
“As it stands, we have put things on hold. I’ve spoken to Penrith and I want Kiks to win this competition without distractions.
“We have a good understanding with the club and are honest with each other.
“There’s been a couple of expressions of interest but it’s been pretty vague sort of stuff.
“If things can’t get done with Penrith, then we’ll put him to market come November, see what’s out there and make a decision.”