Lance Franklin is out of contract this year.Credit:Getty
Swans chairman Andrew Pridham has repeatedly said this year Franklin would be at the club in 2023.
“I’ll refer you to the last time I said it,” Pridham said when contacted about Franklin’s future on Wednesday.
Industry sources last month toldThe Age and theHerald that Franklin’s output would normally warrant a deal worth about $600,000-$650,000 a year,but estimated a player of his age could command about $400,000.
Officials and teammates have publicly said Franklin is heavily invested in winning a flag for the Swans, having seen him help mentor younger forwards Tom Papley,Will Hayward,Logan McDonald,and others as they come through the ranks.