Wigan will make the short trip to Merseyside on Thursday February 5 before they face up against Grand Final victors Saint Helens on April 3 at the DW Stadium

Mega-rich Koukash took over The Devils in 2013, but despite large-scale investment, the club finished bottom that season, and missed out on the play-off places by four points this term.

Khaled Issa, 20, will have over a week to learn from the Reds and develop his skills at a professional rugby league team, a move which forms part of ongoing links between the Super League Club and Palestinian Rugby League.

A disappointing Commonwealth Games campaign in Glasgow brought an underwhelming fifth-place finish following defeats to Australia and Samoa however England lead the European Sevens Grand Prix ahead of the Manchester leg this weekend.

Manchester’s AJ Bell Stadium this weekend follows in the footsteps of Lyon and Moscow as hosts of the European Rugby Sevens Grand Prix Series.

England, winners of the second leg in Moscow and tournament pacesetters, kick off the event on Saturday against Romania, before runners-up Scotland face Spain in match three and third-place finishers Wales take on first-leg champions France in match five.

Salford Red Devils owner Marwan Koukash is considering scaling back his investment in the club following a disappointing Super League season.

The Red Devils will need to put in a much stronger performance against the relegated London Broncos at the AJ Bell Stadium on Sunday after last week’s 42-6 drubbing away to Wakefield Wildcats.

Salford concede 18 unanswered points against Widnes to throw away Super League lead

Saints coach Nathan Brown is wary of the danger posed by the Salford side and hopes his side can extend their unbeaten run.

The proposed idea to allow each club to have one high-profile player without a salary cap was rejected at the meeting