Stephen Silvagni confirms Giants have begun talks with Lance Franklin's management GREATER Western Sydney is talking to Lance Franklin's management. The Giants have declined to make public details of an offer to Franklin but have finally confirmed it is in discussions about the Hawthorn superstar. Ironically, it was during in an interview hosted by Liam Pickering, Franklin's manager, that list chief Stephen Silvagni confirmed what everyone expected. "Obviously GWS is speaking to his management group," Silvagni said on Fox Footy, before adding tongue-in-cheek "but I don't know who that is." The Giants are expected to table a mammoth offer in excess of $1.5 million a season, which could be bolstered by AFL promotional money, taking the overall figure to about $2 million a season.