Wests Tigers want to tear up the final year of Chris Lawrence's lucrative contract, with a view to replacing it with a new one that keeps him at the club for two more seasons.

The Tigers are under immense salary cap pressure for 2017, due in part to massive back-ended deals for Lawrence and Farah.

Restructure plan: Chris Lawrence may change his contract with the Wests Tigers. Credit:Getty Images

Farah is on the best part of $1 million next year, while Lawrence is on $600,000. Those commitments alone make it difficult to retain several off-contract players they want to keep, let alone go into the open market.

While Lawrence is entitled to every cent of his current contract money, the Tigers are hoping he may consider a new deal that guarantees him $450,000 per season for 2017 and 2018.