Dual international Wendell Sailor has declared Wests Tigers won the Latrell Mitchell contract saga after the ex-Sydney Roosters star turned down a seven-figure salary to sign with South Sydney.

The Tigers reportedly offered Mitchell a four-year, $4 million deal after the Roosters pulled their offer of a two-year, $1.6 million extension in October.

But the 22-year-old failed to get back to the Tigers, who twice withdrew their offer, before Mitchell signed a reported two-year, $1.4 million deal with the Bunnies.

Mitchell is expected to wear the No.1 jersey for South Sydney but ex-Australia winger Sailor isn’t convinced the incumbent Kangaroos centre can handle the demands of the fullback role at NRL level.

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“If you buy Latrell and you want him to be your star player at $1 million (a season) … I’ve watched him play full-back through the under 20s and when he first came into grade, I don’t know if his body shape is going to suit full-back,” Sailor told Triple M’s Dead Set Legends.

“We’ve seen the full-backs of today – (James) Tedesco), (Tom) Trbojevic and all these guys – I reckon Souths is a better fit for him.

“And with the Wests Tigers, he didn’t want to go and meet Madge (Michael Maguire) so that’s not a good start when you don’t want to go and talk to the coach.’

“I’m not sure why he wanted to leave the Roosters … I think it’s a good fit for him at Souths but I think the Wests Tigers have come out better here.

The Tigers this week signed veteran Canberra centre Joey Leilua to a three-year deal and rising Rabbitohs utility Adam Doueihi for the next four seasons.

Leilua and Doueihi will reportedly earn around $600,000 each per season.

According to some reports, the Tigers offered Mitchell as much as $1.2 million a year, the same combined cost of their two latest signings.

“I know they don’t have an individual superstar but they’ve got a really good team … and I don’t think Latrell would have been good for them,” Sailor said of the Tigers’ roster.

“I think he’s (Mitchell) made the right move for him but if I was him at the start I just think stay at the Roosters for another two years.”