Abdo has been holding talks with Super League representatives and insisted the aim is to grow the British competition rather than rob it of its stars.
He told BBC Sport: "What we're trying to achieve is to make rugby league in the UK and Europe as strong as possible. That's the exact opposite of it becoming a feeder pathway program.
"We're doing this to grow and to attract players in this market from other codes and to make sure that there's good investment in pathways to produce even stronger talent for the competition here, for it to thrive."
There has been scepticism from some within the British game, with Leeds chairman Paul Caddick concerned about Super League being "swallowed up".
"If Australia takes value out of the English game, the gap will only get bigger and we will only become subservient to them, which I would never agree to sign up to," he said.
Abdo added in response: "I certainly understand that, in the absence of information, people sometimes default to the negative.
"But, certainly, the fears of the Super League becoming a feeder league to the NRL couldn't be further away from the hypothesis of why we're doing this."
No offer has yet been put forward but Abdo envisages the basis of a deal being reached in the next few weeks.
Rhodri Jones, head of RL Commercial, which manages the sport's commercial rights in the UK, described the talks as "encouraging".
"The sport is open minded to investment," he said. "The NRL is a natural fit. They are probably the front leaders in the negotiations that we are currently having with various parties."
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