Adelaide won't rush contract talks with Jake Lever despite rival AFL clubs bidding for the emerging defender.
Lever, who falls off-contract at season's end, is attracting interest from several clubs in his native Victoria.
Western Bulldogs and Melbourne are reportedly tabling five-year offers for around $800,000 a season for the 21-year-old.
But Crows coach Don Pyke says the widespread interest in the backman won't hasten his club's contract negotiations.
"Jake wants to be at the footy club, we want Jake to be at the footy club," Pyke told reporters on Thursday.
"We will negotiate the appropriate deal and hopefully get that done soon."
Lever had waited until the AFL's fresh collective bargaining agreement was settled before entering talks with the Crows.
"We are in conversations with Jake and we continue to do that," Pyke said.
"And those contract things will fulfil in the due course of time.
"That is beyond our control as to who else might be interested in Jake at the moment."
Adelaide drafted Lever with its first pick in the 2014 National Draft.
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