One of rugby league's brightest prospects, Kiwi forward Nelson Asofa-Solomona, could be on his way to the Hurricanes after reportedly holding "secret talks" with New Zealand Rugby.
Brisbane's Courier Mail claims the towering Melbourne Storm sensation is considering a switch to the 15-man game as he looks to fulfil his dream of playing for the All Blacks.
At 201cm and 122kg, Wellington-born Asofa-Solomona is one of the biggest players in the NRL and was earmarked as a star of the future after playing 10 games for the Storm last season.
But after exploring the possibility of a code switch during last month's Auckland Nines, the Courier-Mail have reported that his family have since hired a Wellington-based lawyer to oversee negotiations with the Hurricanes.
They also claim he has been "sounded out" by New Zealand Sevens coach Sir Gordon Tietjens.
"Nelson is a rugby boy so he knows the game well. We won't stop him if he wants to come back to rugby," Asofa-Solomona's mother, Ailini, told the paper.
"That's a dream for any young kid growing up in New Zealand, the aim for Nelson is to be in the All Blacks, but I'll support what Nelson wants to do.
"Wellington are trying very hard to sign him. They want him to come back and they said the door will always be wide open whenever he decides to come back. It (returning to rugby) is always in his mind. He knows how much we want him to be in the All Blacks team but we'll support whatever he does."
Asofa-Solomona, who represented the Junior Kiwis in 2014, is off-contract at Melbourne at the end of the season.
Storm coach Craig Bellamy is said to have a high opinion of the former Wellington College student.
However, his chances of retaining the giant front-rower haven't been helped by overlooking him for selection so far in 2016, with Asofa-Solomona starting the season with Queensland-based feeder-club Sunshine Coast.
But regardless of his playing situation, it appears he has his heart set on returning home.
"The interest from rugby in him over here is crazy," Ailini added in the Courier-Mail.
"I tried to help him settle down, I was living with him for three or four months in Melbourne when he joined the Storm but then I moved back here. I'd love to see him come home, but it's up to Nelson and what he wants to do."