Steven May’s Manager Alex McDonald has provided an update on the speculation surrounding May’s playing future.

McDonald joined SEN Breakfast with Garry Lyon and Tim Watson on Wednesday morning where he confirmed May had not requested a trade from the Suns.

“No (he hasn’t told the Gold Coast Suns he wants a trade),” Alex McDonald told SEN.

“Steven sat down with Dewy (Stuart Dew), Craig Cameron, Jon Haines at the end of the year as all players do with their review.

“The SUNS were very keen to see where he sat long-term. As Steven is to, he wants to work through his long-term future.

“This time he couldn’t commit to them long term because he needed to explore what the future looked like for him and part of that was speaking to some clubs.

“He has done that, spoken to four clubs down here in Melbourne.

“It probably wasn’t what the Gold Coast would have preferred, they were keen for him to stay long-term, but they understand his position and the fact he was up front.

“They allowed that to happen, which is professional at their end.

“There is a fair bit to play out, he is contracted for next year and there’s a few hypotheticals that are being explored because to date, he hasn’t made any decision at all whether he wants to explore that or not.

“I would imagine over the next week or so, he will have all the information that he needs from the clubs he has been speaking to and Gold Coast, and he will be in a position to make a decision.”

Meanwhile, SUNS List Manager Craig Cameron joined 3AW on Monday night, telling Sportsday listeners that the club asked May to make a long-term commitment.

"While it wasn't our preference for Steven May to meet with other clubs, there's still a lot to be played out. We've asked him to make a long-term commitment to us. What he's asked us is that he wants to work out what his best options are,” Cameron said.

Cameron also provided updates on Tom Lynch, Aaron Hall, Kade Kolodjashnij and Jack Scrimshaw.