Garry Lyon believes young Melbourne key forward Jesse Hogan could be on the move back to his native Western Australia should an irresistible offer for the 22-year-old be sent the Demons’ way.

The Age are today reporting that Fremantle are in the race to sign Hogan despite the forward still having two years left to run on his current deal at the Dees, with the Dockers believing he is open to moving back home to be closer with his family.

While Sam McClure believes these latest reports could just be a move by the Demons to obtain greater information on the value of their promising tall forward, he is adamant Fremantle are closely monitoring the situation and will table an offer to him should he formally request a trade away from the club.

Lyon says while that his initial reaction to a Hogan trade would be that of shock, he believes that no player at any club is untouchable should a great trade offer be made.

“This is the 22-year-old key position forward who kicked 40 (goals in 2015 and 2016)…they don’t grow on trees…but every single player has a price that clubs won’t ignore somewhere down the track,” the former Demons captain said on SEN Breakfast.

“Melbourne would be saying that there is not a chance in hell. He is our future. If Fremantle come back and go bang, bang, then it might turn their head. I think that is the pragmatic view of footy these days.”

However Lyon is adamant that Melbourne must not accept anything less than two first-round draft picks and an established player to even consider trading Hogan away, believing he is still years away from reaching his peak potential.

“He’s a superstar in the making,” he said.

“He’s had issues and problems that have been hard to imagine how it would impact you given he lost his father and then he had the testicular cancer. All those things for a 21-year-old kid to deal with…the upside is enormous.

“I’m a Melbourne supporter. I want Jesse Hogan to be leading the charge for Melbourne’s next premiership push, hopefully next year and try and do something Richmond and the Bulldogs have done.”

Fellow Demons forward Jack Watts is also a name that has made headlines in recent weeks, with reports the 26-year-old is on the verge of a move to Port Adelaide.

Lyon says that he can understand his former club’s decision to let the 26-year-old former number one draft pick go as they have likely seen everything that Watts can provide as an AFL player.

McClure says that while discussions between the Power and Watts haven’t advanced since late last week, he believes that with every passing day the forward is more and more unlikely of staying with his current club.