PREMIERS South Sydney are poised to table a $2.2 million package deal to retain star playmakers Adam Reynolds and Luke Keary until the end of 2017.

Off-contract at the end of next season, the Rabbitohs halves have attracted intense interest from rival clubs, with Cronulla believed to be prepared to offer Reynolds $750,000 a season.

But South Sydney have hatched a plan to counter any potential bidding war, with the goalkicking halfback and local junior to be offered a two-year extension worth $1.1 million.

Keary, the livewire five-eighth who has played only 22 NRL matches, will also be tabled a two-year deal worth an estimated $1.1 million.

TRANSFER CENTRE: 2015 PLAYER MOVEMENT

media_camera Luke Keary and Adam Reynolds look to have a big role in Souths’ future.

“We’re currently in talks at the moment. My manager is looking after it, I’m just trying to get myself into shape and back to reality,” Reynolds said.

“Everywhere you walk around the streets now you get pulled up. You can have a yarn to anyone about anything and footy always pops up.

“It’s definitely good spirits around Redfern, everyone’s still got smiles on their faces. The club’s been through a lot so it’s great to see everyone happy and talking about Souths. I’m proud to be a part of a great culture here.

“I’m hopeful of getting something sorted out with the club soon.”

RABBITOHS STEAL RISING RUGBY STAR

media_camera Adam Reynolds wants to sort his Rabbitohs contract out soon.

It has been a roller-coaster 12 months for Reynolds, who was under contract until the end of 2015 but repeatedly linked to other clubs midway through the year. He responded in the best possible fashion, developing a brilliant partnership with Keary over the back half of the season.

It was a similar ride for Keary, who was earmarked as the No.6 to provide South Sydney with the variety in attack to go one better than the grand final qualifiers of 2012 and 2013.

That was before the livewire playmaker tore his pectoral muscle in the Auckland Nines in February, ruling him out for the opening 12 matches of the season.

Keary’s $1.1 million two-year offer is a quantum leap from the $250-a-win he initially signed for as an under-20s player three seasons ago.

media_camera Luke Keary is planning for his future with the Rabbitohs.

“I’m lucky I got put into the right system at the right time under Madge (Michael Maguire), worked hard and everything fell into place,” Keary said. “We’re trying to sort my future out now. Hopefully it’s not too much of a lengthy process, we’ll see what happens over the next month or two.

“I definitely want to stay. Souths gave me the chance to play here and I’d love to repay that. I’m enjoying the system and it’s obviously the place I want to be.

“I try to keep it as simple as possible in terms of how I play, I don’t like to over-complicate things. I was a Brisbane boy growing up, so I used to love watching Alfie Langer, Darren Lockyer and Karmichael Hunt.”

media_camera The pair represent the future of South Sydney.

Whereas Reynolds provided pinpoint long and short kicking combined with a copybook tackling technique on Souths’ right edge, Keary delivered unpredictability and an ever-threatening running game on the left.

The Rabbitohs are hopeful of having the halves signed and sealed on new contracts before the start of next season.

South Sydney chief executive Shane Richardson said Reynolds and Keary were a key part of the club’s forward planning.

“We don’t make comment about individual contracts or extensions but from a club point of view we would obviously like them to stay,” Richardson said.