The Sydney Roosters have stunned the Penrith Panthers and the rest of the NRL world by securing the services of Gold Coast Titans wrecking ball David Fifita from 2025.

A deal with the Panthers was seemingly over the line only for a report from The Sydney Morning Herald on Thursday afternoon that confirmed Fifita had knocked back Penrith and instead head to Bondi.

Many experts believed Fifita was all-but signed up with Penrith.

The deal at the Roosters is reportedly worth $3.3million over four seasons.