Did the Giants try to trade Saquon Barkley at his request during the tense negotiations on his contract extension?

Like everything else in this situation, nuance is involved.

Barkley did not request a trade – he has said he wants to be “A Giant for life” on multiple occasions – and the Giants were never interested in trading their best offensive playmaker, multiple sources told The Post.

However, when negotiations stalled after the Giants placed the $10.1 million franchise tag on Barkley in March, the running back’s representation asked the team to shop him around the league to shape a fair price, as first reported by Pro Football Talk and confirmed.

The Giants denied the request to test his market, league sources said, contradicting PFT’s report that the Giants reached out to a dozen teams to make a deal but Barkley was still seeking $15 million to $16 million per year at that time.

Barkley responded Tuesday on Twitter with three cap emojis to PFT.

In translation, he is saying that is a lie.

In fact, the Giants turned down two offers called into them by teams who since have been shown to be in the market for other top running backs, including the Dolphins, league sources said.

It is thought that the Dolphins are the favorites to land free agent running back Dalvin Cook.

Barkley and the Giants agreed to a one-year contract worth up to $11 million on Tuesday morning, with Barkley reporting to the team facility at the start of training camp.