Jun 2nd, 2018

Jun 2nd, 2018

Craig Bellamy is set to sign a massive three-year deal to remain a one-team coach at the Melbourne Storm and finish his career at the club.

Bellamy - unchallenged as the number one coach in the rugby league world - has been the subject of an intense bidding war between the Storm and Brisbane Broncos for weeks.

But Wide World of Sports has learned that Bellamy is set to reject the Broncos’ approach, which also means that his old boss Wayne Bennett is safe in his position with Brisbane.

Bellamy learned his craft at the Broncos as an assistant coach before being given his big chance at the Storm in 2003, coaching the club for over 300 games.

Bennett gave blessing for Bellamy talks

He won four NRL grand finals in that time, although the club was stripped of two of those for salary cap rorting.

Bellamy is currently earning around $1.5 million a season and is believed to be set to get a pay rise up to $1.7 million a year - making him the richest coach in the game.

The Broncos were only prepared to offer him around $1.4 million a season to make the move north.

Now aged 58, Bellamy is expected to retire once his new three year deal is completed at the end of 2021.