I'd say he has knowledge, to a degree, what other clubs would be willing to offer him.He is try to get his Geelong figure as favourable as possible , just as anyone would do.The crunch will come when a choice has to be made on how much he is willing to sacrifice to stay, because he would get a substantial amout more by moving, as most players would.
Sabstantial? Maybe $100,000 to $130,000.
One word of warning though, whats good for the goose... if we loose Bartel without reasonable re-embursment then just wait till Mr Deledio comes out of contract. We might not get him but boy will it cost you heap to keep him.