Things have been trending in this direction for weeks, if not months, since the beginning of the offseason, but it’s now official: Aiyuk wants out of San Francisco. Of course, any team with as much talent as the 49ers have is likely to struggle to get all of its stars compensated in accordance with their talent and production under the league’s salary cap, but it appears Aiyuk could be trending towards being the first cap casualty among their loaded offensive core. The former 2020 first round pick certainly hasn’t tried to keep quiet about the ongoing stagnating contract negotiations; in fact, he’s done the opposite, going as far as listing the teams he’d most like to play for (including the Steelers and Commanders) and posting multiple times on social media about his desire to reunite with his former Arizona State quarterback Jayden Daniels. The 49ers have openly stated that they do not intend to trade Aiyuk at this time despite interest from other teams. Aiyuk will be fantasy relevant wherever he’s traded and could even see his value rise should he ultimately leave the Bay Area, but the 49ers hold most of the cards in these contract negotiations with a year still remaining on his current rookie deal. Holdouts typically don’t end well for players who do so (just ask Le’Veon Bell), so there’s a chance that Aiyuk does suit up in the red and gold once again for 2024. However, we could be on the verge of a massive fantasy shakeup if trade talks would begin to pick up momentum as training camp begins.