Lance Franklin says he wants to stay at Hawthorn as he weighs up his AFL future.

Franklin becomes a free agent at the end of this season and Greater Western Sydney have made it clear they are willing to put up a massive offer to entice him north.

The Giants reportedly are prepared to offer a six-year deal worth $10 million for the superstar full forward.

Hawthorn have tabled a revised offer which is said to be the biggest player contract in the club’s history.

“I want to stay at Hawthorn – I love the footy club, they’ve been a great football club for me for nearly nine years,” Franklin said.

“As I said at the start of the season, I will make my decision at the end of the season.

“My management is in talks with the football club at the moment and that’s where it stays.”

While Franklin’s comments on Thursday do not mean he is staying put, it is the first time since February he has said he wants to remain at Hawthorn.

His future is one of the biggest AFL stories this year.

It was a rare media appearance for Franklin, who was launching his own range of fashion boots.

Franklin and Hawthorn have been in strong form this season, but he admits the contract negotiations and the inevitable speculation about his future have proved a distraction.

“To be honest with you, you can’t say it hasn’t been a distraction – it has been a little bit,” he said.

“But it is what it is. At the end of the day I’ve made the decision to leave my contract until the end of the season and that’s where it stands.

“For everyone, we’ll just have to wait and see what happens.

“I’m sitting comfortable with it at the moment and just looking forward to the end of the season and playing finals football and hopefully we can win it.”