Jordan de Goeyโs manager Ben Niall says he is working on getting a deal done to keep the electric forward at Collingwood, and only a "godfather offer" would lure him away.
After some off-field indiscretionโs, the former number five draft pick has reached a rich vein of form this season and is increasing his value by the game.
Niall praised Collingwood for working with de Goey to get him in a good headspace and that has contributed to the youngster wanting to remain with the Pies.
โIf he can stay, weโd obviously like to be able to facilitate that,โ he toldย SEN Breakfast.
โWe hope we can get it done with the Pies.
โFundamentally, heโs been in an environment thatโs been really good for him.
โHeโs been challenged and supported in a great way, the club has been really good with him.โ
While de Goey wants to stay at Collingwood, nothing is set in stone yet and a club could still swoop in with an unrefusable offer.
โIf he gets a godfather offer then what do you do? Weโre not looking to leave, weโre going to have the conversation with Collingwood and weโll try and get a deal done,โ Niall said.
โWeโve also got to be realistic that if thereโs a big gap between offers, then weโve got to have a look at it.โ
One of the major roadblocks to locking the 22-year-old away is working out his worth.
โThe market tells you what heโs worth and thereโs a price to leave and a price to stay, so we always agreed with the footy club that by the middle of the year so in the next couple of weeks weโll sit down and just start a conversation,โ Niall said.
โIโve talked to enough clubs and gotten an indication of the sort of offers that are out there and then thereโs two dimensions, you can make a great offer for a player, but whatโre you going to do to get the deal done?โ
After the interview Garry Lyon said Collingwood supporters should be thrilled about what they heard from Niall.
โIf Iโm a Collingwood supporter, I am almost getting the pipe out this morning listening to that. I am absolutely confident heโs staying,โ he said.
