SALFORD Reds overseas target Djamel Fakir is expected to sign for the club at the end of this month when the French domestic season is over.

Fakir's club Catalan still have a cup competition to play and the second-rower will be available after this game.

Football director Steve Simms is bringing Fakir in to bolster the pack for the second half of the season.

Nathan McAvoy is undergoing treatment for a knee injury sustained in Sunday's defeat by Wakefield.

Mark Stevens will represent the Reds in a challenge sprint for Super League players at Robin Park, Wigan next week. He will take on Saints winger Darren Albert, Wigan's Brett Dallas, Warrington's Dean Gaskell and Widnes' Nick Royle.