The Cronulla Sharks will keep the door open to the possibility of a return to the club by Ben Barba.

Barba (pictured) has been released from his contract by the club so he can attend a rehabilitation facility in Thailand and will serve a 12 week suspension before he can take to the field again.

Barba’s retired Sharks teammate Michael Ennis says while it was a shock to hear the news of Barbas positive drug test this week, he believes  that Barba is in the best of hands.