Richmond midfielder Dustin Martin has taken to Twitter on Monday evening to deny reports that he has quit the club.
The Tigers released a statement earlier on Monday to reveal that Martin had chosen to pursue rival offers instead of opting to re-sign with the club, but the out-of-contract star took to social media later on the same day to clarify his situation.
Martin said he was yet to make a decision on his future and that he hadn't walked out on the Tigers.
"There have been a lot of conflicting stories going around about myself and the Richmond Footy Club," Martin tweeted.
"At the weekend, I asked my manager Ralph Carr to request an extension of time from Richmond, to allow me to fully consider the options about my future.
"This decision was made purely by me, together with my family.
"As you can understand, this is a very important decision for myself and my family and one that I won't make lightly.
"I want to make it clear that I appreciate everyone's patience in allowing me the time to make this decision.
"The claims that I have walked out on the Richmond Football Club are totally incorrect.
"I can tell you that at this time, no decision has been made regarding my future."
One rival club has already shown an interest in signing Martin, with Melbourne football manager Josh Mahoney indicating that the Demons have already spoken to his management.
"Melbourne did make enquiries to his management about his intentions for next year," Mahoney said.
"We are waiting to hear back from them before we discuss any next steps we might take as a club."
Martin has featured 86 times for the Tigers and managed to play every one of their 23 games in 2013.