CROW Chris Knights and Port Adelaide's Steven Salopek may be set to reject offers to return home to Victoria and re-sign by the end of the week.
Port Adelaide is increasingly confident it will keep its out-of-contract midfielder Salopek, who, like Knights, was sought by Victorian-based AFL clubs working the "go-home" factor.
Knights, who will be 24 on Grand Final day, could sign a new deal at Adelaide as soon as tomorrow.
That would keep the 2004 second-round draftee at Adelaide for his seventh season and add to his 75-game tally which was ruined this season by repetitive foot injuries.
Salopek, 25, has measured family issues and rumoured big offers from Essendon and Carlton.
The 2002 first-round draftee is not as advanced as Knights in closing a new deal with his club, but could have a contract in place at Port by next week.