SAINTS chairman Eamonn McManus has moved quickly to dispel rumours that more players could be following Martin Gleeson out of the door at Knowsley Road.

McManus said: "Absolutely no other players from this squad are for sale.

"We will be looking to add to the squad for next year so that it is stronger than the one that has already won the Challenge Cup this season.

"In the meantime, regardless of current injuries and suspensions, we are focused on the run in to the Grand Final. Everyone has a job to do and will do it."

Warrington Wolves, who are believed to have paid in excess of £200,000 for Gleeson, targeted the Great Britain centre through official Saints boardroom channels and turned the deal around in a matter of a few days, fending off hot competition from Wigan for his services.

The first Gleeson knew of the deal was when Saints chairman phoned him and asked for a meeting.

Gleeson said: "It was a surprise. The St Helens chairman said someone had made an offer they were going to listen to and were willing to accept. I didn't know anything about it and as far as I was concerned I had another two years left at St Helens.

"But they said they had accepted an offer and it was my choice at the end of the day.

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"I could have stopped at Saints but I talked to Warrington and was happy with what they had to say so I have made the move.

"It is a club that's going places. Paul Cullen and Simon Moran sold the club to me on their plans for the next few years.

And obviously my brother's playing for Warrington and we've never played in the same team before, so there were a few things that led me to Warrington."

And moving to Warrington is beneficial for Gleeson's Great Britain Tri-Nations ambitions.

As a consequence of his four-month suspension, imposed by the RFL after he was found guilty of betting against his team to lose earlier this year, he was not training with the players at Knowsley Road and was not being paid wages.