TITANS co-owner Darryl Kelly has put a line through signing Corey Norman, declaring the unwanted Parramatta playmaker did not fit the Gold Coast’s “culture”.

Norman has been linked with a move to the Gold Coast after meeting with Titans coach Garth Brennan.

The Eels are looking to offload the enigmatic five-eighth and will release him to join a rival club if he can secure a deal elsewhere.

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media_camera Norman’s history is too much for the Titans. (Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

Norman, who will tackle the Titans at ANZ Stadium on Saturday, is a Gold Coast product and has family connections to the region.

Brennan had entertained signing the talented playmaker to partner halfback Ash Taylor next season after deciding to not offer Kane Elgey a new contract.

But that will not be happening after powerful co-owner Kelly said he did not want Norman on the Gold Coast.

Norman, 27, was suspended for eight matches by the NRL in 2016 after pleading guilty to drug possession charges, warned for consorting with criminals and appearing in a sex tape.

After going through their own cocaine scandal in 2015, the Titans tread carefully around signing players with controversial histories.

media_camera The future of Darryl Kelly’s club isn’t big enough for Norman. (Glenn Hampson)

“He’s not the right fit for the culture of our club,” Kelly told The Courier-Mail.

“It’s not what we’re trying to build.”

Brennan first spoke to Norman eight weeks ago about a possible move to the Gold Coast.

It is understood Norman has bought his mother a house at Runaway Bay and is prepared to return to Queensland.

Brennan was holding out hope he could convince club owners to take a gamble on Norman, but that won’t happen.

“I think Corey can play but it’s in the hands of our recruitment and retention committee and they aren’t rushing into anything,” Brennan said.

“They are doing their due diligence on Corey which is understandable.

“Even if the committee decided he’d be a good fit for us, Corey would need to take a significant pay cut as we don’t have much salary cap space.

“I’m not sure how much money he’d want to sacrifice. If he wanted to give up some money it might show us how serious he is.”

Despite meeting with the Titans, Norman declared he did not want to go to a rebuilding club.

“I feel like when I came to Parramatta, it was a rebuilding club, (and) I wouldn’t want to go to another rebuilding club,” Norman told Sky Sports’ Big Sports Breakfast.

“I’m 28 next year. That’s pretty old in football terms.

“I definitely wouldn’t go to a rebuilding club. But a club that’s stable, is going to have good seasons, and play in the finals.”

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