Port Adelaide midfielder Zak Butters says he will take the summer to mull over his future as speculation continues to circle over his time at Alberton.
Butters is contracted until the end of 2026, and is heavily invested in the current AFL season as the Power look to push for a shock finals spot despite a sluggish front half of the campaign.
"I will go back and have a good think about it in the off-season," Butters said on Wednesday.
"When I probably get to sit down and actually think about things a bit more, and you're not in the hustle and bustle of footy and trying to win and trying to compete and trying to get better, you can sit back and think about it.
"And probably chat to a few people about it as well, but no particular timeline."
Butters is currently being courted by the Western Bulldogs, Geelong and Hawthorn, with the trio of contenders attempting to lure the Victorian home.
But the Western Jets product is amused by the conjecture, and said that his "top priority" is playing football.
"There's a number of things - family, friends ... but the number one thing for me is footy," the 24-year-old said.
"I am here to play footy, I am here to do that, and footy is the top priority.
"Family is good, friends are good. But footy makes me most happy, so that is always my top priority.
"Mum and dad pretty much just always say do what makes you happy ... they're not too fussed.
"There is a lot of noise about it ... it is what it is.
"To be honest, I haven't really thought about it too much lately. I think other people probably think about it more than I probably do.
"I know we have to get a lot of things right and do a lot of good things, but while it's alive, it's alive - and that excites me.
"I don't think I am going to rush ... it's a big decision, but I am committed and I am in (at Port)."
The Power currently sit two games outside the top eight (and a lot of percentage) but can still mathematically make the finals.
Thursday's clash against Carlton at the Adelaide Oval presents as a do-or-die contest, with the loser likely to be ruled out of finals contention.
