Lance Franklin's bombshell development over his playing contract beyond this season has left his future somewhat uncertain.
Having been offered $500,000 to stay at the Swans beyond 2022, Franklin is wanting between $700,000 and $800,000 to play on next season, threatening retirement or a move to a third club if Sydney do not upgrade their offer.
Lance Franklin's famous nine-year, $10 million deal expires at the end of this season.
Zero Hanger takes a look at five potential landing spots for the Swans superstar if he were to depart the Harbour city.
5. Melbourne Demons
Luke Jackson's potential move to WA was always likely to have a domino effect on the competition, with the hypothetical scenarios now falling on Lance Franklin. If Jackson were to depart Melbourne, the Dees would arguably be in a better financial position to pick up Franklin and replenish their overall list of tall players.
Given Franklin would likely sign a one or two-year deal if he were to move to a third club, one could assume that he would move to a club that is in premiership contention in the near future.
Although, Melbourne already have a suite of adequate key forwards, including Tom McDonald, Sam Weideman, Ben Brown and Mitch Brown. They have also already thrown stacks of cash to Christian Petracca and Clayton Oliver on long-term deals.
