Essendon list manager Adrian Dodoro spoke on AFL Trade Radio on Wednesday surrounding the trade situations for Adam Saad and Orazio Fantasia.
Dodoro provided an update on the pair after the club asked for high draft picks in exchange for the two Bombers, coming after both deals hit a bump due to the Dodoro's demands.
Dodoro believes both clubs will find a middle ground for the Saad deal to prevail.
โHeโs (Saad) made it quite clear that he would like to get there,โ Dodoro said.
โHe finished top three in our best and fairest the last three years, heโs the best metres gained player in the competition and is clearly one of our better players.
โWe want fair compensation for him. Itโs incumbent upon them to come to us.
โI think thatโs a fair deal (pick eight for Saad). If you look at all the deals over the previous years that thatโs a fair deal.
โCarlton isnโt being unreasonable, but weโre discussing certain elements of that trade.
โAs I said, weโve had some chats and itโs all going reasonably well at the moment and I think weโll get a quick resolution to it.
โTheyโve got a position, weโve got a position and weโve just got to meet somewhere in the middle.โ
Dodoro confirmed that the offer put forward from Port Adelaide for Fantasia is nowhere near what they want, with the Power offering a second-round selection for the forward.
โItโs incumbent upon them to come to us at this point in time,โ Dodoro said.
โPick 28 is something thatโs going to blow out into the mid-30s in this draft so itโs not something thatโs appealing to us.
โ(Orazio) knows he has a contract and heโs happy to come back and have a great year here next year.โ
"I think so. I think that's a fair deal"
- Adrian Dodoro says the Bombers want pick 8 for Adam Saad#AFLTrade
— AFL Trade Radio (@traderadio) November 4, 2020
