THE Daly Cherry-Evans circus rolled into another beachside suburb on Monday as the Manly Sea Eagles began losing patience over his drawn-out multi-million dollar contract negotiations.

Exactly a week after checking out the Gold Coast, Cherry-Evans and his partner Vessa arrived in Cronulla for a seafood lunch at the beachfront restaurant Sealevel with Sharks coach Shane Flanagan and chairman Damian Keogh.

The Sharks will have to offer around $2.4 million over three years to get his signature.

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media_camera Daly Cherry-Evans leaves Crounlla Leagues Club with his partner Vessa Rockliff. Pic Brett Costello

Privately Manly officials are disappointed about his recent negotiations with rival clubs.

Not that he is testing the market but the fact it is happening so publicly, first on the Gold Coast and now in the Shire in front of TV and newspaper cameras.

His five-eighth partner Kieran Foran is talking to as many if not more rival clubs, but far more discreetly without every move being played out in the media.

Just 48 hours after being flogged in a trial against the Roosters, Cherry-Evans and his partner arrived at Sharks Leagues at 12.30pm to be greeted by Fox Sports journalist Steve Hart and his camera crew who had been apparently tipped off by his camp.

He met Flanagan, Keogh and sponsors inside before having lunch and a tour of the club’s facilities and new development.

The Kangaroos and Origin star refused to discuss the meeting afterwards, leaving it to his agent Gavin Orr to explain the developments in negotiations.

Orr said Cherry-Evans will finally make a decision by the end of the week.

DCE & partner leave Sharkies carpark this afternoon @telegraph_sport pic.twitter.com/O17SdFoeLD — BUZZ ROTHFIELD (@BuzzRothfield) February 23, 2015

“He’s been impressed by the way Shane Flanagan and the club has handled things,” Orr said.

Asked about the influence of having his mate Ben Barba at the Sharks, Orr said:

“They are close friends and they’ve always spoken about playing together in the same side.

“It’s a factor but not an overriding one.”

He also revealed DCE would meet with a fourth club on Tuesday but refused to say which one.

Which TV network is there to capture it is the big question.

media_camera DCE arriving at Sharks League Club on Monday afternoon. Pic: Fox Sports

Keogh said after the meeting the talks had been promising.

“We’d love to have him here at Cronulla,” Keogh said.

“That’s no different to any other club but I’d say we’re probably second-favourites behind Manly. I think he was impressed by what we had to offer.”

Sharks coach Shane Flanagan revealed it was the second time he had met Cherry-Evans in recent weeks.

media_camera Daly Cherry-Evans leaves Crounlla Leagues Club with his partner Vess Rockliff.

“This time it was more about looking around at our facilities and other areas of the Shire,” Flanagan said.

“They’ve got one kid starting school next year and another in daycare.

“He’d never really been to Cronulla before apart from getting off the Manly bus at the ground and playing football.

“We also showed him over the development site and had lunch.

“We were more about showing him and his partner where the club is going in the next couple of years and he’s the type of player who can help get us there.”