There are 15 pages on the Leigh forum,
below is one post which as it says should clarify the deal
He is a Leigh player until the end of the season and they did receive a fee
"Just to clarify the situation, Sam was contracted to us till the end of this season, he also had a further 12 months on contract with us but this had a SL release clause in it.
All in all this was the right deal for the boy and for us as a club at this point in time as we don't want to stand in the way of the player and would have lost him next season if a SL came in anyway.
Can I assure everyone having witnessed how hard our football director DB has worked on this deal, Wigan now know about our new BOD and the way we professionally negotiate and I would also assure our fans that the "Wigan Partnership" as its called by many on here had absolutely no bearing on this deal and other offers which were not as suitable for both player and Leigh Centurions were given serious consideration.
This deal IMO should leave Wigan Warriors and everyone else under no illusions that going forward we are a ambitious club in our own right and will be looking to retain the services of our talented players as we strive to build a SL club of our own over the coming years.
Can I just say Wigan Warriors conducted themselves professionally and while we have a rivalry with them which we want to reignite for Sam its a fantastic opportunity to go on and progress hopefully all the way to elite level.
All the best Sam."
Andy