GEELONG utility Mark Blicavs says he's confident Steven Motlop will sign a new deal to stay at the Cats.

Geelong faces an intriguing off-season, with several flag winners coming off contract at season's end.

The Cats have also been persistently linked to wantaway Blues forward Lachie Henderson and Adelaide's Patrick Dangerfield, as well as West Coast midfielder Scott Selwood.

The key to any potential trades could be the sublimely talented Motlop, who joins veterans Jimmy Bartel, Corey Enright, Steve Johnson, James Kelly and Andrew Mackie without a contract for 2016.

But on Sunday, Blicavs told Channel Seven that he believed Motlop was on the brink of re-signing at the Cattery.

"We'd like to sign him in the next week or two and I think he will," he said.

"He gives us that run and bit of flair that we need, and he's really good in the contest too.

"He's got a lot of good mates at the club and he's established himself as a Geelong player. I can't see why he wouldn't be there next year."

However, legendary AFL figure Leigh Matthews gave a compelling reason against Motlop re-signing.

"Two hundred thousand dollars a year might be the why," he said.

"He probably likes Geelong but if he leaves Geelong, it's not that he doesn't like Geelong - it’s that he gets a ‘Godfather’ offer from another club."

As speculation surrounding the future of the Cats' senior players reaches fever pitch, Blicavs suggested it wouldn't be completely a decision for the club's management.

"A few probably have a decision to make whether they want to continue to play," he said.

"I'd say that players would have some sort of say (whether they will play on).

"Players like Jimmy Bartel and Corey Enright have earned the right to have some sort of say, that's for sure."