Heads turn as rival club's stunning $25m Harley Reid offer emerges
Speculation around the West Coast young gun's future ramped up last month, with a long-term deal to stick with the Eagles seemingly on the table.
The total number was put at 'north of $24 million' on a contract running until the end of 2037.
'The proposed deal would be for two years initially, with an option for Harley to extend that to 11 years, until the end of 2037, and be worth around $2.2 million per season,' 7NEWS Perth's Ryan Daniels said.
Just where Reid could land in Victoria if he opted to request a trade to his home state has been unclear.
Caroline Wilson reported on Channel 7's The Agenda Setters that Reid and his family have 'no interest' in struggling clubs St Kilda and North Melbourne, with potentially little in Essendon and more in Hawthorn.
Richmond and Melbourne were also said to be 'having a crack'.
But the Saints are still seemingly giving it everything to get themselves into the conversation.
'They've made a Godfather offer to Harley Reid of $25 million over 12 years,' AFL great Tim Watson said on SEN.
'That's the number that's coming via the West Coast Eagles at the moment.
'I'm not making this up, this is what I was told yesterday. This has absolutely got everybody in the footy world spinning.'
Watson clarified: 'That's the information that I received that the West Coast Eagles believe that there's been an offer tabled by St Kilda around $25 million over 12 years.'
The proposal would almost match or narrowly surpass the West Coast deal discussed last month.
But Reid's interest in playing for the Saints remains to be seen.
Watson raised St Kilda's reported offer during a discussion on the club's big-money offers for their own star Nasaiah Wanganeen-Milera, Carlton's Tom De Koning and GWS defender Leek Aleer.
Saints veteran Callum Wilkie is now reportedly unsettled with where he stands with two years remaining on his contract.
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