RICHMOND star Brett Deledio has expressed his interest in moving to Geelong, however the Tigers will not consider Cats forward Steven Motlop in any potential trade for the player.

Geelong list manager Stephen Wells confirmed on Monday that they would be targeting Deledio during this year’s exchange period, with the 29-year-old informing the Tigers he would be open to a move.

“At this stage, we’ll see how things pan out, but Brett has expressed his interest in joining Geelong and we wouldn’t be letting him go for nothing,” Richmond head of footy Dan Richardson said.

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“Geelong has expressed its interest (in Deledio) and we had some discussions today, but it didn’t progress too far.”

Richardson said despite Geelong’s advances, Deledio was aware that he could still remain at Punt Road beyond the year.

“Brett will consider his options, but he certainly understands that he’s a contracted and required player and it’s more than likely that he still plays for us next year,” he said.

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Speculation has grown that Motlop could be used as trade bait in any Cats deal for Deledio, but Richardson poured cold water over suggestions by revealing the Tigers are not interested in the forward.

“We didn’t get into renumeration or anything like that. It’s early days, so we’ll see how it transpires,” he said.

“Steven’s probably not a player we’re interested in.”

Both Deledio and Motlop are contracted until the end of 2017 at Richmond and Geelong respectively.

Richardson also confirmed Richmond’s interest in Swans ruckman Toby Nankervis and that firs-round pick Ben Lennon had expressed his desire to explore his options.

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