Adrian Lam admitted the prospect of George Williams heading to Warrington Wolves didn't sit well as speculation intensifies surrounding the halfback's future.
Williams is understood to be drawing increasingly closer to a Super League return, but it's Warrington, rather than his boyhood club, that appears to be his likely destination.
It's believed that Williams was close to signing for the Wolves before his immediate release from Canberra Raiders and while a deal that will see him join Wigan's rivals isn't thought to have ben finalised, it's growing increasingly likely that he will not be returning to the club where he made his name.
When asked about Williams' status, Lam said: "No doubt you'll hear something in the next week about whatever club he's going to, whoever it is, but it's the time of year where there's a handful of things going on, " he said. "I'm not too sure where it all is.
"It wouldn't be a great thought, George going to another club given he's a Wigan junior, but that's the bridge we'll cross if that's the outcome. Until there's any further news there's no real comment to make about that.
"I've got some players coming off contract here at the moment, we're trying to make sure we manage our squads as best as we can. I'm trying to get excited about players coming back into the squad never mind who's not coming. We just want to play rugby."
