As the AFL world digests the staggering number of zeros in Harley Reid’s fresh contract offer, the young gun’s manager has touched down in Perth for Derby week.

7NEWS AFL reporter Ryan Daniels says Nick Gieschen’s trip to WA was planned “a while back” and the player agent is expecting to meet up with “a number of players”.

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“But no doubt Harley’s contract proposal to West Coast will be on the agenda,” Daniels said.

The contract proposal has the entire football world talking, with Daniels (on Tuesday) calling it “a significant development” and one that signalled the 20-year-old’s “intention to stay” in Perth.

“The proposed deal would be for two years initially, with an option for Harley to extend that to 11 years, until the end of 2037, and be worth around $2.2 million per season. The total number would likely be north of $24 million,” Daniels said.

Gieschen attempted to hose down the bombshell offer, saying on Thursday that nothing had been finalised.

“I don’t think anyone is ready to be the highest-paid player in the comp,” Gieschen said with a smile.

“But nah, we’re working through it. Nothing’s finalised. We’re in negotiations but we’ll take every day as it comes.

“Harley is enjoying his time here and like I said before, we’re talking about what the future looks like. We’re having discussions with West Coast and we’ll go from there.

“Nothing in concrete, we’re just talking at the moment and we’ll see where we get to.”

According to Daniels, the deal would be “the biggest contract in AFL history” and the biggest contract in domestic Australian sports.

“It’s a somewhat overwhelming commitment, and at this stage, the Eagles haven’t responded,” Daniels said..

“But don’t panic, West Coast fans. It’s a lot to digest. Harley could be the AFL’s best player within a few years. But a deal that long, with that kind of financial commitment, comes with risk.

“In my opinion, it’s a risk worth taking. This kid is special. He wants to be here and he is box office.

“If the Eagles hesitate, the line of Victorian clubs circling will be long, and they’ll pay whatever price they need to.”

Daniels said West Coast’s past four years had been “disastrous” but the signature of Harley Reid would be “a significant victory and a sign things might finally be turning around”.

He said it would also end years of endless chat about a Reid move back to Victoria.

“Now the Eagles have a chance to keep their man. This is the key moment. They just need to sign on the dotted line,” he said.

Meanwhile, West Coast captain Liam Duggan believes Reid will remain at the Eagles.

“I’m really eager for Harley to sign. I mean, he’s going to be paid very well regardless of where it is, and he’s going to get a long-term deal regardless of where it is,” he said on Triple M.

“But all I can speak of at the moment is that his investment in what we’re going after at the moment is second to none.

“He has been so dialled into what we’re going after as a footy club at the moment, he’s been very vocal in that amongst the group, the way he’s playing, you can see that in the way that he’s playing, and I think our supporters would be able to see that in the way that he’s going about his footy right now.”