Dustin Martin contract future: Richmond closing in on deal for Martin to remain a TigerHerald Sun
6 August 2017RICHMOND is believed to be closing in on a multimillion-dollar deal to secure its star midfielder Dustin Martin.
There has been speculation the Tigers have offered the raging Brownlow Medal favourite a six or seven-year contract, worth between $1.1 to $1.2 million per season.
Martin’s manager Ralph Carr has consistently said a deal won’t be finalised until the end of the season, and he reaffirmed that yesterday, saying there was “nothing to report”.
Martin, 26, was this week backed into odds-on favourite to win football’s highest individual honour after his most obvious rival Patrick Dangerfield was suspended for a match.
If Martin re-signed with the Tigers it would sink an audacious bid by North Melbourne to lure him to Arden St.
The Kangaroos are believed to have tabled a six-year offer worth more than $6 million to Martin’s management.
Richmond coach Damien Hardwick has remained confident this year that Martin’s eight-year tenure at Punt Rd would be extended.
“He has been in the system for eight years not and he is a guy who has improved every year. It’s a credit to him and the work he does,” Hardwick said last month.
“He takes care of himself, I would love to say I have had a massive contribution to it, but he’s just a bloody good player.”
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