Former Sharks superstar Valentine Holmes is set to find out his NFL fate within a week as whispers of homesickness grow louder.

Holmes, who is in the US attempting to crack the NFL, will reportedly know whether he has attracted an offer from an American football club in the coming seven days.

If he isn't successful in landing an NFL deal, The Australian journalist and Sporting News contributor Brent Read believes Holmes will be back in the NRL very shortly.

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It was reported that Holmes, 23, impressed NFL scouts during Pro Day testing earlier this week.

But Read says the ex-Queensland Maroons flyer's performance may have been overhyped.

"I'm not sure things went as swimmingly as everyone thought," he told Triple M's The Rush Hour With MG.

"He'll basically know within a week whether he's going to get an offer from an NFL club.

"If that doesn't lob, it's a long journey then to find your way onto a roster.

"There's lots of rumours going around that he's homesick and that he'd like to come back."

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As per the terms of his release from Cronulla, the Sharks have the first opportunity to buy Holmes' services if he returns to the NRL in 2019.

However, Cronulla are playing with a reduced salary cap already this year as part of their penalty for historical breaches

The club still has to offload a player before the June 30 deadline, and Read says Holmes is zero chance of restarting his rugby league life with the Sharks.

"Cronulla have obviously got first right of refusal but they actually need to move someone before June 30 to get under the cap, to get cap compliant," Read said.

"... Val won't be going back there."

Instead, Reed says Holmes is likely to end up at the North Queensland Cowboys if his NFL dream doesn't eventuate.

"The Cowboys have got the money, they've got the space in their roster, and they're waiting – they're waiting to see what happens," Reed said.

Holmes has told foxsports.com.au that he would come back to the NRL in the event his US journey is cut short, though he says he wants to finish his sporting career in the States.

"If it didn’t work out here, I’d obviously come back because I need to make money somehow,” Holmes said.