Petero Civoniceva's manager admits no NRL club has come forward with the player's original asking price of $400,000 a season.
David Phillips says while the big-spending Sydney Roosters expressed their interest earlier this month in the Brisbane prop, they haven't approached him about signing the Test forward.
With O'Meley and another expensive recruit Nate Myles on the Roosters' books it would be a financial juggling act and a half by the Sydney club to fit Civoniceva under the salary cap for the money he is asking.
"It would be a pack and a half, wouldn't it?," said Phillips as Civoniceva's contract clock continued ticking.
"They're one of a number of clubs going back a week or so ago who said they'd be interested.
"There's been nothing of significance today.
"We're working through things you have to work through to bring things to finality."
Phillips said he had no plans to talk to the Broncos, who withdrew a $900,000 three-year offer last week after they had waited more than a month for an answer.
Civoniceva returns to training on Friday after five days away from football and is likely to discuss his future with Brisbane coach Wayne Bennett and chief executive Bruno Cullen.
"I'll have a chat with him tomorrow and I suppose Wayne (Bennett) will as well," said Cullen.
Brisbane have made formal offers to a few players which complicate any 11th hour negotiations with Civoniceva.
"If they're accepted, then we can't just say `Sorry it's no longer there'," said Cullen.
"If the offers we've made are accepted then that takes two thirds of the money we had for Petero away."
Phillips said he'd be surprised if Civoniceva could not find an Australian club for 2008.
"Right now I couldn't give you a dead set answer but I think I've got strong enough interest from a number of clubs to say confidently that wouldn't be the case."
Would those "interested" clubs have the $400,000 the Broncos didn't have?
"I wouldn't go that far, but there's genuine interest."
The money Civoniceva is chasing is available in the United Kingdom but his tight-knit family would make that option a last resort.
There were no developments on Thursday despite more pleas and calls from Brisbane fans not to let Civoniceva leave.
"I'd say mid next week would be a realistic chance to know where he is going," said Phillips.
"Anything sooner would probably be optimistic."
Civoniceva is keen to finalise his future before he enters the third Origin camp next week.
