Barba a $1 million man for Broncos

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BRISBANE will be forced to pay more than $1 million to wrench Ben Barba away from Canterbury.

The Daily Telegraph can reveal compensation discussions between Bulldogs and Broncos officials have commenced, with a minimum bounty of $300,000 placed on Barba's release.

It's believed the Broncos are also willing to double Barba's current salary to around $750,000-a-season, taking the total asking price beyond seven figures for next year alone.

The two clubs also have a precedent to work from, with Brisbane compensating Canterbury for the loss of representative prop Ben Hannant in 2010.

On that occasion the Broncos supplied their rivals with tickets and corporate hospitality at Suncorp Stadium, but the Barba transfer will involve much heavier freight.

Brisbane were also able to rely on a get-out clause for Hannant to return his family to Queensland - something Barba does not enjoy.

Instead the fullback is relying on Canterbury to recognise his need to be with family in Brisbane on purely compassionate grounds.

Recent comments from coach Des Hasler and CEO Raelene Castle suggest a release is a formality, provided Brisbane offer satisfactory compensation and Canterbury's need to find a capable replacement is met.

Any compensation that Canterbury receive would not be counted under the salary cap, as was the case when Sonny Bill Williams paid his former club $750,000 for quitting a contract in 2008.

Newcastle also paid Cronulla $100,000 last year to obtain the services of veteran enforcer Jeremy Smith, who also pleaded to break his contract a year early on compassionate grounds.

Castle was tight-lipped on recent negotiations when contacted on Tuesday night.

"We've had some preliminary discussions with Brisbane, but things are long way from being finalised," she said.

Barba's management had fresh discussions with Bulldogs coach Des Hasler on Monday.

Resigned to letting Barba go, Hasler faces the daunting task of finding a new fullback with the equivalent X-factor.

Following failed approaches to Josh Dugan and Israel Folau, Hasler made a renewed appeal to Raiders dynamo Anthony Milford over the weekend.

Milford, however, only enjoys contractual permission to relocate to Brisbane next year and is at short odds to play alongside Barba in 2014.

But David Furner's sacking from Canberra could provide Hasler with a solution, given Blake Ferguson enjoys a get-out clause in the event of Furner leaving the club.

While Josh Morris has been impressive since moving from centre, Ferguson boasts the game-breaking ability that Hasler is craving from his future No. 1.

Morris will also remain at fullback for at least another fortnight after recent tests revealed that Barba needs more time to recover from an ankle injury suffered in Round 21.

Barba is not expected to return until Canterbury's final round match - ironically against Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium - on September 5. 

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