COREY Norman and Bevan French could be teammates in 2019 on the Gold Coast.

Reports on Wednesday claimed the two star Eels have been identified by the Titans as recruitment targets for next year.

NRL.com on Wednesday reported Norman met with Titans coach Garth Brennan last month and has been told the club is interested again in signing him for next year.

It comes just six weeks after The Courier-Mail reported Norman’s off-field misbehaviour resulted in the Titans’ interest in Norman cooling to the point they were only interested in the former Broncos star if he could shed his bad boy reputation.

The report indicated Norman was secretly shopped to the Titans earlier this year with Parramatta prepared to pay part of Norman’s next contract.

He is reportedly set to earn $900,000 on his Eels deal for 2019.

While Brennan has always said he’s interested in signing Norman on talent alone, the club has declared it doesn’t have the salary cap space to accommodate most of Norman’s $900,000 salary.

“Based on our current roster commitments and our recent acquisitions of players like Tyrone Peachey and Shannon Boyd, our cap and budget projections over the next few years don’t provide the capacity for a player like Corey to be part of our plans,” Titans boss Graham Annesley told The Courier-Mail in June.

The NRL.com report indicates Brennan is keen to sign Norman, but the club’s board remain nervous about Norman’s recent off-field incidents.

Norman was fined $20,000 at the start of the season for drinking alcohol while injured.

However, the Titans are clearly back in the market for the 27-year-old.

Meanwhile, the Titans are also interested in signing Eels speedster French, reportedly prepared to give him a shot at the club’s No. 1 jumper.

French remains contracted with the Eels for 2019, but is aware he could be squeezed out by the club’s signing of Blake Ferguson and Clint Gutherson’s return to fullback.

Foxsports.com.au reported French is open to leaving the Eels and will consider his options from the start of November when he enters into the final year of his deal with Parramatta.