Sydney star Luke Parker and his management are chasing a long-term contract worth around or above $700,000 a season, reports SEN’s Sam Edmund.
Parker, 28, is eligible for unrestricted free agency with the five-year deal he signed in 2016 expiring at the end of the season.
Edmund understands the Swans may have to let players go to free up salary cap space.
“Luke Parker’s the big one, the unrestricted free agent, so he can leave of his choosing,” Edmund told SEN’s Whateley.
“He signed a big five-year deal in 2016, but his management want another run at it, so to speak.
“He’s 28, they’re chasing a longer-term deal I’m told at around or above $700,000 a season, so a significant investment from the Swans.
“At the moment, that’s not happening - in fact other clubs have been approached to see if they’re willing to part with the money to secure Luke Parker.
“It’s hard to imagine him anywhere else so you would assume it’s leverage, but at the moment it (the salary cap) is so tight at the Swans and it’s such a critical time for them too with their list, given they’re building something special and it’s so promising up there.
“It’s going to be so interesting to see if they can hold it all together in the short-term to give them the best chance.”
Swans quartet Dylan Stephens, Sam Reid, Jordan Dawson and George Hewett are also coming out of contract.
Hewett has been linked with Carlton, while Dawson remains in contract limbo amid reported interest from Adelaide.
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