Abbas Miski Set to Leave Wigan on Loan After Return
Abbas Miski is set to leave Wigan Warriors on loan after returning from injury in the reserves this weekend. The move follows Matt Peet’s decision to de-register the 30-year-old winger for salary cap reasons, which leaves him unavailable for Wigan’s first team in 2026.
Matt Peet and the Wigan move
Peet has already put Miski’s next step on the record: a loan away from the Brick Community Stadium once he is back in action for the reserves. Wigan have used his salary cap value on other players who have featured this season, and that leaves no route back into the first team next year.
The consequence is simple. Wigan would breach the salary cap if Miski played for them in Super League or the Challenge Cup, so his return from injury is arriving with a transfer decision attached to it. For a winger who has been part of Wigan’s setup since 2022, the issue is not form or fitness alone; it is how the club has already allocated its cap space.
Miski’s scoring record
Miski, 30, arrived at Wigan after a strong run at London, where he scored 19 tries in 22 games before signing in 2022. That record is why other clubs are likely to look at him as a mid-season option rather than a short-term cover piece with no proven output.
Bradford would have been near the top of that list had the news landed a couple of weeks earlier, but Jayden Okunbor returned this weekend to face Hull and Greg Eden is already on a short-term deal. Huddersfield have also added Lee Kershaw for at least this week and next, with Jim Lenihan now in charge of the Giants.
Possible landing spots
Castleford remain in the frame in a broader sense because they already have Mikaele Ravalawa and Jason Qareqare among their outside backs, while London Broncos sit among the clubs mentioned as possible suitors. The opening for any move is tied to Miski’s record and availability, and the clock is now on other teams to decide whether they want a winger with frontline Super League experience.
Wigan host the Rhinos on Friday night, but Miski’s immediate storyline is the reserve-team return that precedes his exit. For other clubs, that is the practical moment to act: once he is back on the field, he becomes a live loan option with a clear salary-cap complication already built into the deal.
