Upcoming contract negotiations for Jordan De Goey will have a different feel this season after the Collingwood star suddenly split with his agent.

De Goey’s move comes after fellow big-name Pie Adam Treloar also changed managers, albeit he still remains with same the company, Vivid Sport Management.

To clarify, Treloar has switched from the Queensland-based Peter Blucher to Victorian-based Tim Hazell to make any player-manager dealings and negotiations easier.

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Blucher was central to Treloar’s significant trade from the Giants to Collingwood at the end of the 2015 season. Then the Herald Sun reported in October last year that Treloar quietly signed a lucrative four-year contract extension in July — tying him to the Magpies until the end of 2025 — just after Gold Coast made an audacious play to lure the on-baller north.

Foxfooty.com.au has confirmed AFL Media’s report that De Goey has walked away from manager Ben Niall — a decision that comes at a fascinating time for the 23-year-old, who’s out of contract at season’s end.

Jordan De Goey has split with Ben Niall. Picture: Sean Garnsworthy Source: AAP

While foxfooty.com.au understands De Goey at this stage is keeping his management options open, Precision Sports Entertainment Group (PSEG) — headed by Liam Pickering — is arguably the front-runner to secure De Goey’s services.

Pickering has a history of securing big contracts — he helped land one of game’s biggest and most famous deals when Lance Franklin was traded from Hawthorn to Sydney — while PSEG’s recent merger with Bravo Management — and, in turn, Crocmedia — could lead to significant off-field opportunities.

Ralph Carr, the manager of Richmond superstar Dustin Martin, has also indicated he’d be happy to meet with De Goey, who’s one of the most marketable players in the game.

Collingwood is keen for De Goey to make a call on his next agent as soon as possible to give the club the best opportunity to re-sign him. Nonetheless, the Magpies still might have to wait until season’s end for contract negotiations with De Goey to ramp up.

Pickering has one of the industry’s biggest stables of AFL stars, headlined by Gary Ablett, Jack Riewoldt, Josh Dunkley and De Goey’s Pies teammate Darcy Moore, who’s also out of contract at season’s end but already in discussions — via Pickering — with Collingwood about a new deal.

Niall on Tuesday night confirmed the split from De Goey, who’s been hit with a range of punishments and penalties during his Magpies stint yet emerged a better person and player, thanks to the support of Niall and teammates.

Niall told AFL Media: “I’ve stood by him in the darkest moments, the best of Jordy is very good. I wish him the best and nothing but success going forward.”

Jordan de Goey played 17 games in 2019 Source: AAP

De Goey in 2018 knocked back big offers from rivals clubs, notably North Melbourne and St Kilda, to sign a big two-year deal with Collingwood.

After booting 48 goals from 21 appearances in a breakout 2018, De Goey endured an interrupted 2019 campaign due to injury.

He suffered a hamstring injury in Round 19, missed the next four games then lasted only a half in Collingwood’s qualifying final win over Geelong. He flew to Germany in early September to be assessed by Bayern Munich head doctor Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt in an audacious bid to be fit for a possible Grand Final return, only for the Pies to lose the preliminary final to the Giants.

Collingwood’s high performance team have been taking a conservative approach with De Goey across the pre-season.

De Goey has kicked 118 goals from 88 games for Collingwood since being drafted with Pick 5 in the 2014 national draft.