Sydney forward Joel Amartey has officially told the Sydney Swans he wants to move to Carlton as a free agent. The announcement is reported across multiple outlets as coming after Amartey communicates his wish to leave Sydney through the free-agency process.

The reports agree on the key point that Amartey’s move is framed as a free agency decision rather than a trade. Each source characterises the development in similar terms, describing it as Amartey formally indicating his intentions to join Carlton. With the same core information repeated, the coverage does not add contrasting details such as contract terms, timing, or compensation in the brief reports provided.

Overall, the information available from the sources is consistent: Amartey expresses a clear preference to depart Sydney and link with Carlton through free agency, with further steps dependent on the next stages of the AFL’s player movement process.