PARRAMATTA were sweating on Chris Sandow finally agreeing to a $50,000 blue and gold handshake to walk away from the embattled club.

After being paid an estimated $2 million-plus during his troubled four years at the Eels, Sandow is still in dispute over his exit payout because of problems reportedly relating to $200,000 in unpaid third-party agreements.

Sandow wants an immediate release from the final year of his contract so that he can link with English Super League club Warrington. But with the UK transfer deadline set to expire on Friday, Sandow is running out of time to make his decision on whether he will accept Parramatta’s payout offer.

The Eels have privately declared they won’t budge on what is understood to be more than a month of Sandow’s salary. The club believes the $50,000 offer is more than reasonable, especially given Sandow’s troubled history at the club.

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Parramatta insiders were on Monday night crossing their fingers that a deal could be sorted out by Tuesday so that it doesn’t disrupt another week for the team ­battling to stay alive in the ­finals race.

Sandow was due to return to join his Eels teammates at training on Tuesday.

Sandow’s teammates were understood to be furious with his performance against the Bulldogs last Friday night when he produced what was arguably his worst ever game for the club.

Sandow was not required at training on Monday but his week from hell continued when the NRL’s match review committee slapped him with a grade-two shoulder charge offence.

In what is probably now a moot point for Parramatta fans, the embattled halfback is facing between two and three weeks on the sidelines for the illegal tackle on Brett Morris.

The pending suspension now all but guarantees Sandow has played his last NRL game for the Eels.

Even before Monday’s match review charge sheet came through, The Daily Telegraph had learnt the Eels had already decided Sandow would not be travelling with the team to Townsville to take on the Cowboys next Monday.

It is understood Brad Arthur will name Joseph Paulo to partner Luke Kelly in the halves.

Reece Robinson is also expected to be named to make his return at fullback to cover for Corey Norman who suffered a posterior cruciate knee ligament injury last Friday night.

Anthony Watmough is also awaiting scan results to see if he can play on with a knee injury while Danny Wicks (shoulder) is gone for the season and David Gower is also in doubt with a knee strain.

Sandow is also being investigated for a social media rant over the weekend.