ST KILDA says gun midfielder Dylan Shiel is considering the club’s juicy contract offer as the likelihood of him remaining at the Giant decreases.

Shiel is contracted to the Giants until the end of next year but is weighing up a move home to a Victorian-based club.

Foxfooty.com.au understands the Saints have a six-year deal worth in excess of $1.3 million per season on the table for Shiel, who’s also being chased by Carlton, Hawthorn and Essendon.

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Saints football manager Simon Lethlean said the club could pay Shiel “a good rate” as it was in “as good a TPP position as any club in the competition”.

“We think he’s an elite, seriously good midfielder who can make our club better. It’s been reported we met with Dylan. We did,” Lethlean told AFL Trade Radio.

“He’s a really impressive professional who we think would make a significant impact.

Dylan Shiel is contracted until the end of 2019. Picture: Michael Klein Source: News Corp Australia

“We think we did a good job presenting the club in its best light and asking him how he can make the club better and what we can do for him and (partner) Georgie as St Kilda people for the rest of their lives.

“I think he’s having a good think about that but he’s obviously got other clubs doing equally as good presentations as ours.”

Lethlean confirmed that club legend Nick Riewoldt was part of the club’s recent presentation to Shiel.

“For a legend of the club who wants to help the club get better, to be available to put his view across about the club and what it might mean to win a second premiership at the St Kilda Football Club was, I think, very important,” Lethlean said.

The Saints are also set to land premiership Swan Dan Hannebery, as well as Demons forward Dean Kent, during this year’s AFL exchange period.