SECRET talks are under way to bring Jarryd Hayne’s San Francisco 49ers to Australia for a gridiron game at ANZ Stadium.

The billionaire chairman of the 49ers, John York, has ­revealed he is keen on the idea, being negotiated by NSW Premier Mike Baird.

The aim is to play an official NFL pre-season trial next August in a match that would cost $10 million to stage, with the funds coming from major-event budgets and ticket sales.

“It’s something we’d definitely consider with the NFL,” Dr York said.

“We’re fully aware of the ­interest Jarryd Hayne has created in Sydney and Australia.

“I’ve met fans from Australia at every game this year. The support is incredible.”

It would be the biggest sporting event in Sydney since the 2000 Olympics, according to ANZ Stadium boss Daryl Kerry.

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media_camera Jarryd Hayne could be coming to play NFL in Sydney with his team the San Francisco 49ers. Picture: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

Mr Baird and executives from ANZ Stadium have been holding talks with the management of NFL for weeks.

“It’d be great to get the Hayne train and the 49ers to Sydney and we’re talking to the NFL about making it happen,” Mr Baird said.

“If the NFL comes to the southern hemisphere, we’ve got one message for them: Sydney’s the spot.”

Sydney has recently missed out on other major events, ­including the Formula One cars and golf’s Presidents Cup, both of which were won by the Victorian Government.

It’s why Mr Baird has put the San Francisco 49ers on the top of his sporting bucket list.

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“The stadium has hosted some of the biggest sporting brands in the world in recent years, including Manchester United and Chelsea FC, and the prospect of welcoming the 49ers would be exciting for everyone who appreciates world-class sport,” Mr Kerry said.

“ANZ Stadium has been the stage for many of Jarryd Hayne’s greatest achievements.

“Who will ever forget the ­moment he stood in the middle of the Blatchy’s Blues supporters group after that memorable NSW Origin series win in 2014?

“So seeing the Hayne Plane back at the Stadium with the San Francisco 49ers would be as big as it gets.”

At this stage it is undecided which NFL side would come to Australia with the 49ers.

Trial games in the NFL are televised live throughout the US as the franchises look to unearth new stars, just as the 49ers did two months ago with Hayne.

A crowd of 73,811 turned out at ANZ Stadium to see the Denver Broncos play the San Diego Chargers in an American Bowl match in August 1999, and there is no doubt an NFL game featuring Hayne and the 49ers would blow the ­stadium’s current configuration crowd record of 83,833.