PORT Adelaide forward Orazio Fantasia and Power coach Ken Hinkley have both dismissed speculation the injury-plagued goalsneak wants to leave the South Australian club.
Fantasia has had a wretched run of soft-tissue injuries and has played just four AFL games in the past two seasons.
That stretch follows similar issues at Essendon, the club he left at the end of 2020 to join Port.
Fantasia is out of contract at season's end but Hinkley is certain he will remain at Port, if he can prove his fitness.
"We're incredibly optimistic that he will be playing at Port Adelaide," Hinkley said.
"His biggest challenge and only challenge has always been a physical challenge for him.
"We're hopeful that he'll play tomorrow at SANFL level and if that happens, that gets him a pretty good little run of conditioning and fitness."
Fantasia, 27, said he wanted to remain at Port.
"But I'm also realistic to know I haven't played enough football at Port Adelaide for them to be dishing out a four-year contract," he told Adelaide radio station 5AA.
"Hopefully, I can help in the back end of the year and the contract will take care of (itself)."
Hinkley said the talent of Fantasia, who is stuck on 99 AFL games, was undeniable.
"There's no challenge with Orazio and talent, there's absolutely no challenges," he said.
"He has had a horrible run with being able to stay on the park.
"If he is capable of staying on the park, 100 per cent he would be on our list."
