The messaging and sentiment remain consistent. 

The Giants like Saquon Barkley and are willing to commit to him beyond the one-year franchise tender of $10.1 million that Barkley has yet to sign. 

The caveat also remains the same: At a price that makes sense for the team.

“Saquon’s a very good football player, he was a captain last year, he’s a good locker room guy,’’ general manager Joe Schoen reiterated Thursday in an interview on NFL Network. “I love him. We want him to be here, just got to have a deal where both parties are happy with where you end up and that’s what we’re gonna try to work for and see if we can get something we can both agree on.’’

So far, the two sides have not been able to agree on compensation. 

The two sides previously agreed to circle back after the draft for more specific dialogue. 

Schoen said the will happen “over the next couple of days.”

“We’ll have some conversations,” Schoen said, “in terms of where we are, where they may be and see if we can get something done.”

The Giants back in November at the bye week offered a three-year deal averaging $12.5 million annually but Barkley and his representation turned it down. 

After a season in which Barkley remained healthy and rushed for a career-high 1,312 yards, the Giants upped the offer, slightly, to what is believed to be $13 million per year. 

Again, Barkley turned it down and that offer was taken off the table.

In free agency, the Giants re-signed Matt Breida and in the fifth round of the NFL Draft they selected Eric Gray out of Oklahoma. 

Neither is a threat to supplant Barkley as the starting running back. 

Barkley, without a signed tender, is not allowed to attend the team’s ongoing offseason workout program.

Schoen said he recently contacted Barkley’s camp for some “initial talks on where we might be, in terms of numbers or trying to get something done, what the appetite is to get a deal done.”