In-demand Jack Bird admits it would "break my heart" to leave Cronulla but is seriously weighing up that prospect with the red carpet being rolled out for him elsewhere.

The entry of Parramatta, who have joined Newcastle among the Sharks premiership winner's suitors, into the marketplace only further complicates the major decision that is looming for the 22-year-old to make in the coming weeks.

The Eels, who see Bird principally as a lock forward, have the resources to match the $900,000 a season the Knights are tempting him with. That dwarfs the $2 million over three years that the Sharks are said to have offered the NSW State of Origin player.

Bird is on record saying that determining his future is as much about opportunity – as in, the position he is playing – as it is money, and with places in the halves and at fullback tied up at Cronulla the cash lobbed at him by Parramatta will be difficult to ignore.