Jack Riewoldtโs manager, Liam Pickering, spoke on SEN about how close he and the Richmond Football club are to finalising Riewoldt's new deal.
The 29-year-old is having an impressive season following the Tigers' premiership win and looks to have earned himself a good deal.
โWe are working with the club at the moment on trying to finalise Jack,โ Pickering toldย SEN Breakfast.
โ(He is contracted) until the end of next year, yeah (we would lock him up for another three years).
โI know exactly what he is worth, I wonโt talk about it though.
โWe are very very close.
โThe reality is, in a premiership team, you canโt have everyone getting 1.2 million.
โIf he was to leave and go elsewhere, which he is not, a club would be mad not to throw a bucket of money at him.
โTheyโve already re-signed Alex Rance, Jack, Trent Cotchin is not far away, Dustin Martin is obviously done.
โAll those guys would be taking a little bit unders than what theyโre considered on the open market.โ
Pickering also touched on the prospect of Tom Lynch signing with the club, saying he'd have to take a pay cut too if he were to play with the reigning premiers.
โHe will have to,โ Pickering said.
โTheyโre not going to pay him more than what theyโre paying Dusty and all those guys.
โHe (Riewoldt) is happy for him (Lynch) to be there.โ
