Lions' CEO Greg Swann says he expects Carlton's Tom Bell to nominate Brisbane as his club of choice.

Bell is originally from Morningside in Queensland.

โ€œWeโ€™ll probably have a couple of players in the next few weeks that weโ€™ll announce will come and join us,โ€ Swann said on SEN on Saturday.

โ€œTommy Bell, we think will maybe make a request to come home, but heโ€™s contracted.โ€

Swann also confirmed that ruckman Matthew Leunberger is likely to leave the club.

โ€œYeah Iโ€™m not sure (if he can get to Sydney), I mean thatโ€™s something a bit out of our control because heโ€™s a free agent,โ€ said Swann.

โ€œI know heโ€™s met with Sydney, I think heโ€™s had a chat to Essendon, so yeah heโ€™s got a few chasing him.โ€