The race for Fogarty's signature will heat up this week, with the halfback able to talk to rivals and Stuart flying to the Gold Coast to meet with his management.
Stuart confirmed on Saturday night he would offer Fogarty a one-year deal, hopeful he could convince the No.7 not to sign with Manly.
The veteran coach also suggested he thought the Sea Eagles may already have approached Fogarty, prompting Manly officials to call the Raiders and tell them otherwise.
"We know the rules. We just don't operate like that," Manly CEO Tony Mestrov told AAP.
"We wouldn't want someone to do that to us.
"It couldn't be further from the truth. We haven't spoken, there is no offer. We can't do that."
NRL rules usually dictate players can be approached by rivals in the final year of their contract.
But given the Raiders had until Sunday to activate a clause for 2026 in Fogarty's current deal, it's believed Manly were not able to approach him earlier.
It's expected they will attempt to speak with the 31-year-old in the coming weeks, keen to lure him on a two-year deal to replace Daly Cherry-Evans.
That would allow him to act as a bridge to Manly's junior talent in Joey Walsh or Onitoni Large, with Tom Trbojevic still an option to move to No.6 if the Sea Eagles do not land Fogarty.
"I can say he is on a list of interested players, but there has been no discussion," Mestrov said.
"We are lining our ducks up now. So we'll start to have those discussions."
Mestrov's comments came after Stuart offered a four-minute response on why he wanted to keep Fogarty after Canberra's 50-12 win over Parramatta on Saturday.
Stuart also conceded he could not offer Fogarty a multi-year deal, with plans for 21-year-old Ethan Sanders and 20-year-old Ethan Strange to be Canberra's long-term halves.
"We want to keep Jamal. We want to sit down and renegotiate another year with him," Stuart said.
"We will sit down with Jamal early this week and we will tell him exactly what we've got. He was very happy in regards to what I discussed with him early this week.
"I am honest to players and sometimes that hurts me. How do I know what is going to happen in a year's time?
"There could be another deal, we might be sitting down this time next year dealing with Jamal again.
"I could tell a few lies to players to try and sign them and give them two or three year deals but I would rather lose a player than tell them a lie."
Strange had his best game in Raiders colours in Saturday night's win over Parramatta, scoring one try and setting up two others.
Sanders was brought to the club this year from Parramatta, and is currently out injured.
Fogarty, meanwhile, has continually been one of the Raiders' most reliable players as a calm head in their halves after reaching his 100th game on Saturday.
"I want Jamal to bring through Ethan Sanders," Stuart said.
"I don't rush these young blokes at an early part of their career, or they can go out the back door as quick as they come in."
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