Melbourne midfielder Christian Petracca has added to the wave of optimism about young forward Kysaiah Pickett re-signing, saying he has “zero doubt” he will remain at the club.
No deal has been agreed upon yet but Pickett and his management have made clear throughout the processTeammates Christian Petracca and Kysaiah Pickett.Pickett’s agent, Peter Rohde, and Melbourne are still thrashing out specifics, with a source familiar with the situation tellingone was the 21-year-old’s willingness to sign a long-term deal, with the Demons tabling a four-year offer.
“He is a gun, absolute star. He should be signing. He should be fine. I have zero doubt at all,” Petracca told KIIS 101.1 of Pickett. Pickett has kicked nine goals in four games this year, missing two others through suspension after a brutal bump on Western Bulldogs on-baller Bailey Smith.He was drafted No.12 overall in 2019 from South Australia, where he lived with his uncle and ex-Demons, Kangaroo and Power footballer Byron Pickett.
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