MITCH McGovern is set to land at Ikon Park after completing a medical with Carlton and nominating the Blues as his preferred destination ahead of next month's NAB AFL Trade Period.
McGovern had already requested a trade away from the Crows, with his manager Colin Young confirming that the young forward completed a medical examination with the Blues on Wednesday.
"I know they had a meeting this morning and so Carlton's his choice," Young told SEN.
"I know that's been around in the media, but he needed to have the medical first and get everything else right and get the contracts right before we could tick things off."
Speculation has persisted that McGovern, who signed a contract extension through to the end of 2020 just last year, requested a move away from Adelaide due to financial reasons.
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However, Young quashed those suggestions, saying his client could have signed a more lucrative deal elsewhere had he elected to leave the Crows at the end of last season.
"If he was going to leave for money, he would've got an extra million dollars to go to Fremantle last year, so that's just rubbish," Young said.
"He's on a very good contract at the Crows, it's extremely good, so it's definitely not about money.
"His contract at Carlton will be much similar to the one he's on at Adelaide, so it's more about the postcode and where he wants to live.
"It'll be somewhere between three and five years … it should be through after this morning's meeting."
As McGovern is contracted, a suitable trade will need to be negotiated between Adelaide and Carlton before any deal is completed.
The Blues currently hold picks 1, 24, 25, 65 and 73 in November's NAB AFL Draft, while they have also been granted priority access to two state-league players from the AFL.
The club can either draft those players with the intention of retaining them on its list for season 2019, or trade them to rival clubs during the exchange period.
McGovern, 23, has played 48 games for Adelaide and kicked 67 goals.
