Jake Stringer is edging closer to landing at the Bombers with the Western Bulldogs working feverishly on a complicated three-party draft pick exchange.

West Coast's desire for more early selections in this year's national draft created the opportunity for the Bulldogs to convert Essendon's two second-round draft picks for Stringer into a pick inside the first round.

The Jake Stringer deal is edging closer. Credit:AAP

The Bulldogs appear to have come to terms with the fact that Essendon's pick 25 and 30 are the best they can hope to receive from the Bombers for Stringer and are negotiating a complex pick swap with the Eagles.

Under the deal, the Bulldogs would give the Eagles pick 9, 25 and 30 in exchange for West Coast's pick 13 and a swap of future draft picks.