Charlie Curnow is set to deliver some “strong words” to Carlton in his exit meeting on Tuesday, according to Channel 7’s Caroline Wilson.

The dual Coleman medallist shut down trade speculation two weeks ago but the prospect of a move this off-season seemingly remains alive — and it might just be more mutual than first thought.

Wilson said Curnow is heading into his sit-down with a genuine plan to share his perspective and ask questions.

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The backdrop remains that, despite being under contract at Carlton until 2029, Curnow is interested in a life outside Victoria even if an explicit trade request is not forthcoming.

“I can’t predict exactly what is going to happen but my view is that Charlie is still eyeing an exit from the football club,” Wilson said on Channel 7’s The Agenda Setters.

“I know he has stated that he’s not leaving the club but we know he showed interested in going up to the Gold Coast, where I think it would be hard to do a deal and perhaps not the need.

“But my view is that the Sydney Swans are shaping up as a possible home for Charlie Curnow.

“I just think that Charlie Curnow has not been super happy at Carlton. He has some issues with the football club.”

The Swans have previously had success luring Tony Lockett, Barry Hall and Lance Franklin to the club from Victoria.

Curnow has had his injury troubles and ended this season with another knee surgery that he had hoped to play through, yet at his best he is a dominant forward that can help lead a team to the finals.

Wilson emphasised she is not prepared to say Curnow would not use the exit meeting to request a trade or walk back his recent commitment to the Blues.

But if there are signs then Carlton, under new CEO Graham Wright, might just begin to think about doing a deal.

“I know he’s going to air some grievances,” Wilson said of Curnow.

“And I think it’s not beyond the realms (that he attempts to get out), nor do I think it’s necessarily beyond the realms of Graham Wright and his crew to entertain it.

“Charlie Curnow might well, by tomorrow, go and say I have some real issues and I’d like you to tell me how things are going to be fixed and what our direction is going to be.

“But I see Sydney as a suitor and I see Charlie Curnow (trade talk) as not definitely done.”

Curnow’s concerns surround the direction of the club, Wilson said, adding it is not necessarily about coach Michael Voss being backed in for 2026.

“I think the club will probably point out to Charlie that there will be a new direction in the footy department,” she said, referencing head of football Brad Lloyd’s departure.

“I can’t go into too many details, I just know that Charlie is looking at a life outside of Melbourne and outside of Victoria.”

Kane Cornes said there is no reason for Voss and the Blues’ list team to trade Curnow, who signed his six-year extension late in 2022 — days before they missed the finals with an implosion in the final round against Collingwood.

“If you’re Michael Voss you’re going ‘why would I trade you, I’m the coach under the most pressure’,” Cornes said.

“There’s not a world in which Sydney would give up Isaac Heeney, Errol Gulden or Chad Warner. There’s not any world they would do that.”

Curnow’s long-term deal gives Carlton significant leverage in any trade negotiations, but it has also served to highlight a problem in Cornes’ eyes.

“You know what annoys me and it’s really starting to annoy me, players signing long-term contracts,” Kane Cornes said.

“He was clearly comfortable in Melbourne when he signed that long-term deal and a couple of years into it, I’ve had enough, I want out.”

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