BRISBANE Lion Mitch Clark has taken the extraordinary step of notifying the football world via a statement released by Fremantle that he only wants to be traded to Freo.

After six seasons in Brisbane, Clark requested a trade back to his home state Western Australia - preferably to Fremantle - but the two clubs have so far failed to come up with a suitable deal for both parties.

That prompted Melbourne to pitch a multi-million dollar bid - estimated to be up to $2.2 million over four years - for the agile ruckman/forward on Wednesday night.

Despite admitting it was a tempting offer, Clark said he was adamant he wanted to head to Fremantle.

"I respect and genuinely appreciate the interest shown by Melbourne but these decisions are not always about the financial side of things," Clark said via the statement.

"I've been saying for quite some time now that I want to return home to WA and play for Fremantle.

"Despite the highly attractive offer Melbourne have put on the table, I remain firmly committed to returning to Perth to be with my family and to signing with Freo."

Earlier on Friday, Clark's manager Colin Young confirmed Melbourne had offered pick No.12 in this year's NAB AFL Draft in exchange for Clark, but said news from the Lions and Fremantle was harder to come by.

"I'm not quite sure with Brisbane and Fremantle. They've been quite quiet in letting myself and Mitchell know what's transpiring so I'm not 100 per cent (sure) what the last offer was," he said.

"I'm happy to let you know he's going to try his luck and wait until Monday and hopefully we get it done and if we don’t, as we all know, Melbourne are in the box seat."

Fremantle hold selections 16 and 20 in November's NAB AFL Draft but Young hinted Clark had not ruled entering the pre-season draft.

"We're all hoping the deal can be done and if we get it done quicker, that's great, but if it gets through until 2 o'clock on Monday, we all know what happens from there," he said.

No trades are official until paperwork has been accepted by the AFL and formally recognised after 2pm on Monday, October 17.

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