Sharks management has told the Josh Dugan camp the problem centre has failed to complete enough training sessions this summer and does not look interested.

In the meeting over the $900,000-a-season centre’s future at the club on Thursday, the Sharks claimed Dugan seemed detached from the rest of the NRL playing group.

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The Sharks also questioned why the Cronulla medical staff had cleared Dugan to train yet the former Origin and Test star sought the advice of an independent specialist.

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Dugan’s independent specialist has identified chronic arthritis in his knee.

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The Sharks stopped short of issuing Dugan with a breach notice but it is clear the club and player are on completely different pages.

There are concerns from Sharks power brokers many in the Cronulla playing group are losing faith in Dugan.

Fox Sports has confirmed the Dugan camp discussed the prospect of medical retirement.

They claim the NRL star played on last year despite sustaining a fracture in his leg.

The alleged fracture has then led to further complications around Dugan’s knee.

Dugan played 23 NRL matches for the Sharks last season, missing only two games.

According to Dugan’s independent medical advice, the Sharks centre’s knee is bone on joint and suffering from chronic arthritis.

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The independent specialist’s advice was Dugan needs complete rest for the next six weeks.

But the Sharks medical staff are providing different advice.

On Thursday, Dugan showed up at Cronulla headquarters at 7am and trained as part of the club’s rehabilitation group.

At the meeting to try and resolve Dugan’s future at the club, Sharks football manager Phil Moss and Dugan’s agent Paul Sutton attempted to thrash out the issues.

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If Dugan is prepared to return to training and rip in, there’s no question he could still offer something at NRL level.

The biggest question the Sharks want answered is, does he genuinely still want to play rugby league?