Former Newcastle halfback Scott Dureau is set to join Sydney Roosters for the remainder of the season on a loan deal from French Super League club Catalans.

Dureau, who won a Super League version of the Dally M medal in 2012 after being voted by League Express reporters as the player of the year, is expected to fill the utility role Daniel Mortimer had performed for the Rosoters until his release to join Gold Coast last week.

Sydney bound: Scott Dureau. Credit:Getty Images

The 27-year-old has a relationship with Roosters coach Trent Robinson as they worked together at Newcastle and Catalans, whom the premiership winning mentor had charge of in 2012.

He will be the second player Robinson has signed from Catalans after French prop Remi Casty, who joined the premiers this season and has been playing off the interchange bench.