NRL: 'I need football in my life' says Foran

Troubled Parramatta Eels star Kieran Foran has rubbished rumours he is set to quit the game after declaring he needs "football in his life".

The New Zealand playmaker has endured a horror 2016 with the 25-year-old spending three weeks in a Queensland rehabilitation clinic, been linked to a $75,000 betting splurge and was forced to deal with scandalous rumours centred on his personal life.

But despite the off-field dramas, Foran declared he has never entertained the thought of walking away from the Eels.

"Probably the opposite to be honest," Foran said in a statement.

"(I) wanted to let the Parramatta fans know that I have no intention of quitting footy.

"I need football in my life."

The star is currently battling a shoulder injury and even that set back has "reinforced" the benefits of pulling on the boots each and every week.