Richmond has conceded Dustin Martin's contract negotiations are taking longer than it would like, but remains confident the young gun midfielder will remain at Tigerland.

The Club has offered Martin what they believe is a fair contract for him to stay a Tiger. 

Richmond CEO Brendon Gale isn’t aware of any issues with Martin’s contractual negotiations, and believes the 22-year-old will recommit to the Club. 

"It's probably taken a little longer than we would have liked, but we're pretty confident there’s some details we can work through," Gale told 3AW on Saturday. 

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"I think Dustin doesn't want to go anywhere, [he] wants to be at our club.  He's an important part of our future.  We love ‘Dusty’, he's a kid who's really matured and evolved the past couple of years.

"We're pretty confident that will be done in due course."

Richmond’s General Manager of Football, Dan Richardson, said there had to be a balance between paying players what they're worth, and ensuring there was enough to go around and contribute towards keeping a successful group together.  

The Tigers will play finals this season for the first time since 2001. 

Although he’s not sure when the Martin deal would be finalised, he is confident it will get done.

“We’re still working through it.  We're really confident Dustin is happy and he'll stay at Richmond," Richardson told AFL LIVE on Saturday.

"Sometimes these things just take a bit of time for both parties, but I think common sense will prevail.

"I think Dustin should stay at Richmond, we certainly hope that he will and look. We've offered him what we think is a very fair contract and we hope that gets a result soon, but I can't give you a timeline on it."

Martin played his 82nd AFL game last Saturday against the Brisbane Lions, after making his debut in Round 1 of the 2010 season. 

In the past five weeks, he's averaged nearly 29 disposals a game. 

Daniel Jackson and Dylan Grimes are the latest Tigers to recommit with Jack Riewoldt, Trent Cotchin, Alex Rance, Brandon Ellis, Nick Vlastuin, Chris Newman and Jake King others to re-sign over the course of this year.