The pieces of the puzzle are starting to fall into place.First Nathan Cleary committed to the Penrith Panthers until 2023, with an official announcement expected at the end of the week.Now, NRL.com can reveal Cameron Ciraldo will be coach of the club for at least next season after the board recently agreed for the caretaker coach to continue his tenure beyond last week's exit from the finals.It comes as the Panthers gear up to formally offer Ivan Cleary a three-year deal to
return to the club and coach his son from 2021.But what happens between now and 2021 is expected to be the hottest topic of the summer as conjecture over Ivan Cleary's future returns to the surface.Cleary, whose Leonay home is no longer for sale, has two more years to run on his contract at the Wests Tigers and has publicly stated he "intends to honour his contract".If, as the Tigers anticipate, Cleary in the coming weeks or months agrees to a deal with the Panthers from 2021, his intentions may count for very little.
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