DUSTIN Martin at his best is worth $600,000 a year according to new Melbourne coach Paul Roos.

But the Demons coach is yet to sit down with Martin to find out what his intentions are for 2014 and beyond, or whether he might want to play for Melbourne.

The dynamic 22-year-old midfielder who is out of contract shocked the football world on Monday when he told Richmond he wanted to pursue offers from other clubs.

Richmond has been unable to convince the 22-year-old midfielder to agree to terms despite extensive negotiations and released a statement on Monday to express its disappointment at Martin's decision.

Several AFL clubs including Melbourne, the Brisbane Lions and Greater Western Sydney appear willing to talk to Martin.

Speaking on FoxFooty's On the Couch, Roos said he was yet to talk to Martin and had only had text message exchanges with his management.

"We have not put an offer to Dustin Martin at all," Roos said.

He said based on performance Martin would attract between $450,000 to 600,000 per season. However, Roos indicated it was too early to be specific about Melbourne's interest in Martin.

"I feel uncomfortable talking about Dustin because I haven't spoken to him. I haven't spoken to Ralph [Carr, Martin's manager]. He may have already signed with another club. I have no idea.

"Until I actually talk to his management or talk to him ... certainly from our point of view we have done nothing in relation to Dustin Martin," Roos said.

Greater Western Sydney coach Leon Cameron told FoxFooty's AFL360 the Giants were exploring many options leading into the exchange and trading period as they needed to improve dramatically.

"We need to head down that track of exploring all options, and it's not just Dustin Martin," Cameron said.

He described Martin as an exceptional midfielder.

"We need to improve. We need to gain some respect and to do that we need to add some experience to our young list. Our players are craving that to be honest," Martin said.

Richmond has signed several of its stars in 2013 while continuing to stick to its player payments strategy that puts team above individual.

The Tigers remain adamant that they still hope to retain Martin, who has played 86 games for Richmond.