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Mets executive: Drew a ‘long shot’ to sign

Stephen Drew clearly is on the Mets’ radar, but team executives continue to believe it’s a “long shot” the veteran shortstop will sign with the club.

A team official on Tuesday flatly denied a report the Mets had extended an offer to Drew, but also indicated the club still is monitoring the situation and could be willing to sign the shortstop if agent Scott Boras’ demands drop.

Boras is believed to be seeking a deal of at least three years for Drew, whose only known suitors are the Red Sox and Mets, with the start of spring training about 10 days away.

“It’s very clear the Mets have interest in Stephen Drew,” Boras told The Post.

The Red Sox reportedly have extended a two-year offer to Drew, but with no guarantee he would be their starting shortstop. That could provide an opening for the Mets, who are in position to offer Drew their starting job.

Boras also has a history of remaining patient, and often striking gold. Last year he danced with the Mets on behalf of Michael Bourn, who ultimately signed a four-year deal with the Indians worth $48 million — with a fifth-year vesting option — after spring training already had begun.

Boras likely won’t surrender easily this time either, especially after Drew declined a qualifying offer from the Red Sox that would have paid him $14.1 million in 2014.

Drew, who turns 31 next month, hit .253 with 13 homers and 67 RBIs with a .777 OPS for the Red Sox last season.

As it stands, the Mets are prepared to open the season with Ruben Tejada, after a winter in which the underachieving shortstop attended two nutritional and conditioning sessions in Michigan.

Some in the organization are hesitant to give up on Tejada, who is just 24 years old and played at a respectable level in the 2011 and ’12 seasons. On the flip side, adding Drew could put the Mets closer to contending for a playoff spot this season.

The club has committed $87.25 million to free agents this offseason with the additions of Curtis Granderson, Bartolo Colon and Chris Young. But shortstop, first base and the bullpen remain as areas of major uncertainty.