Newcastle Knights coach Nathan Brown has confirmed reports that they are interested in luring Kieran Foran to the Hunter in 2018.

Foran is currently playing for New Zealand Warriors but wants to be closer to his family in Sydney. Living a couple of hours north of Sydney would seem a far better fit than another country.

Brown however doesn’t know what Foran is thinking despite their meeting over the weekend.

“We met up on the Central Coast and had a chat,” Brown told News Corp.

“But honestly, whether living in Newcastle is a genuine option for Kieran, I don’t know.”