Cashed-up Parramatta Eels to electrify transfer market ahead of 2015 season CALL it spending money for the festive season. Call it what you want, but Parramatta have close to $600,000 remaining in their salary cap to go shopping prior to the 2015 season. Despite trumpeting a host of new signings last Friday, The Sunday Telegraph can reveal that the Eels are yet to spend the salary of Dally M winning fullback Jarryd Hayne. The Eels still have money to spend even after signing Anthony Watmough. Money allocated for the signatures of Anthony Watmough, Brad Takaraingi, Beau Champion, Reece Robinson, Richie Fa'aoso and Danny Wicks had been determined prior to Hayne's shock decision to chase a dream in the US of playing in the NFL. It means Eels coach Brad Arthur can spend the summer assessing his roster before making a decision on whether to make a play for any marquee talent across the NRL. It's a unique situation which the majority of coaches would envy. Arthur has declared publicly that centre Will Hopoate is the leading candidate to replace Hayne in the No. 1 jumper for the blue and golds. Reece Robinson is a new member of the Eels backline. Pic Mark evans Source: News Corp Australia Hopoate will commence training in the fullback position during the Eels first field session during next week's training camp in Seattle. The faith in Hopoate by the Parramatta Eels coaching staff all but rules out any move to lure Manly fullback Brett Stewart away from the northern beaches. Coach Arthur also has the option of playing new recruit Robinson at the back.