Hawthorn star Lance Franklin set to join Sydney Swans after GWS withdraws offer Lance Franklin is set to line up in a Sydney jumper next year. Digitally altered image. LANCE Franklin appears set to join the Swans after the GWS Giants withdrew their offer on advice the Hawk will join Sydney. GWS believes Sydney's offer for Franklin is a massive $1.4 million a season over five years, plus ambassadorial money yet to be determined. But sources at the Hawks and rival clubs suggest the deal may be almost double that at $10 million over nine years. It would be the biggest contract since Alastair Lynch signed a 10-year deal with the Brisbane Bears in 1994. The Giants' offer was $1.2 million over six years, plus AFL extras. Angry GWS officials believe Sydney's coup has all but killed off the 9.8 per cent "cost of living allowance" given to the two NSW teams. How can the Swans afford Buddy? Anderson questions salary cap bonus Fans react to Buddy move Footy's biggest trade bombshells Buddy deal small change on world stage The news comes after News Limited today revealed that the Sydney Swans had launched a last-minute offer to snare Franklin, with the offer believed to be in the vicinity of $7 million across five seasons. The Giants sensationally tweeted today that they had taken their offer to Franklin, believed to be worth $2 million a season, off the table. AFL writer Jon Ralph doubts whether Sydney needs cost-of-living allowance for players and warns of repercussions as Buddy Franklin makes his move. Giants coach Leon Cameron said GWS still had several experienced players on its radar, despite being knocked back by key targets Franklin and Essendon ruckman Tom Bellchambers, who signed a two-year extension at Windy Hill. "You're not going to lie about it (and it is a blow) but we've gone on the record this year that we're looking for mature-age players to come into our football club to help our young list ... and Lance was one of five or six that we've been looking at throughout the year," Cameron said. We're confident in where we're heading, we're confident in our list management strategy. To fast track our performance we need some players to join our football club and we're very confident we'll do that in the next couple of weeks. Cameron said Franklin's decision didn't mean that no one wanted to play for the Giants. A lot of the players that we're talking to at the moment, whether they're disgruntled at current clubs or out of contract, they're excited to be in front of us, that's the message we get when we speak to them face to face. And he said he didn't regret not chasing Dustin Martin harder when the Tiger visited the GWS facilities last week. Martin yesterday opted to stay at Richmond after GWS was one of a number of clubs to decline a trade. We spoke to Dustin and he was a terrific young kid ... you could see he had yellow and black in his eyes, he didn't want to leave Richmond. We interviewed him, we showed him through the facilities, but at the end of the day the fit wasn't suitable for our needs. Five time premiership player, and GWS forwards coach Dermott Brereton reacts to news Lance Franklin has gone to rivals, Sydney Swans. GWS CEO Dave Matthews said the club had been advised today by Franklin's manager Liam Pickering that he intended to accept an offer from the Swans. We put forward what we believed to be both a sensible and attractive offer to Franklin. Contrary to media reports, that offer was $1.2 million a year over six years," he said. With the right experienced players alongside the likes of Jeremy Cameron and Jonathan Patton we have every confidence we can achieve significant on field improvement in the years to come. Franklin is believed to today be telling teammates and friends of his departure, telling them he wants to live in Bondi next year. The Herald Sun understands the Hawks superstar is poised to meet with coach Alastair Clarkson today, where it is expected he will tell him of his plans to move to Sydney. It is believed Franklin has revealed plans to buy a house in the trendy Sydney suburb of Bondi. Clarko takes Mike to task It appears Franklin's last game for Hawthorn was the Hawks' Grand Final victory against Fremantle. The appointment today of Swans veteran Michael O'Loughlin to the post of head of Sydney's football academy - the position formerly held by Paul Roos - is believed to be a key to Franklin's decision. When asked about his future this week by friends, Franklin has told them that he wants to make a lifestyle decision. His friendship with Sydney model Jesinta Campbell could also influence his decision which is expected within the next 24 hours. The pair are known to have been friends for some time but the relationship has developed in recent times. GWS coach Leon Cameron chats to AFL 360 about Lance Franklin coming to the club.