In the strongest indication Kieran Foran won't be at Parramatta next season, his management held a meeting with the NRL on Wednesday to ask for a salary cap exemption that would allow him to link with Manly, Canterbury or the Roosters.

Fairfax Media can reveal Foran's manager Paul Sutton met with NRL salary cap auditor Jamie L'Oste Brown at League Central on Wednesday to discuss Foran's options if he was to walk out on his four-year $4.8 million deal with the Eels, who issued a letter to club members on Wednesday apologising for the Foran fiasco.

Stuck in the middle: Manly star Kieran Foran's future remains clouded. Credit:Getty Images

The Eels could be forced to increase their offer to Foran to ensure he comes to Parramatta next season and ensure all of the revised $4.8 million offer to Foran will be guaranteed as payments either directly in the salary cap or as part of the club's marquee player allowance, with additional third party agreements to take his deal in excess of $5 million.

It is understood Foran's management requested the meeting with L'Oste Brown to talk about the possibility of the NRL granting a club salary cap exemption for rival NRL clubs to sign the five-eighth for next season.