The Suns are trying to poach out-of-contract Swans defender Jake Lloyd to the Gold Coast, offering a deal $1 million higher than Sydney's proposal.

Suns coach Stewart Dew has ties with Lloyd from his days at the Swans as an assistant coach, and is big on the 24-year old.

Asked after his side's 39-point loss to Collingwood on Saturday night if there was any truth to the Lloyd rumours, Dew said: "No, thats news to me. That's why I look surprised. That's a new one.

"It's good though, it's different to the Tom Lynch one," he joked.

The Suns are set to have a major increase in cap space following the likely departure of Lynch at the end the season, which assists their multi-year bid for Lloyd.

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Lloyd has reportedly already knocked back two offers from Sydney and told The Daily Telegraph in May that he was in no rush to sign a contract.

โ€œIโ€™m in no rush (to get a new deal done) โ€” Iโ€™m focusing on my footy,โ€ Lloyd told The Daily Telegraph.

โ€œIf I keep playing good footy, it will sort itself out. My manager, Alex McDonald, has had a chat to the club and we will take things as they go.โ€

LLoyd has played 106 games for the Swans and is coming off a dominant 33 disposal game off half back in his side's 26-point loss to Richmond on Thursday night.

The silky defender is having a career-best year at the Swans, averaging a team-high 27.6 per game. He finished equal runner-up with superstar Buddy Franklin in the Sydney's best and fairest last year.