Bruce, 31, is out of contract and has been holding out for a two-year deal, but the Demons have offered just a one-year extension.
"There's an offer on the table for Cameron and we expect to see him here on Monday," Bailey said.
"We're under no illusions that he'll be here on Monday. Knowing Brucie he'll be in the top three in the runners and he'll be prepared like he normally is.
"He's a professional in his attitude towards training, so we'll expect to see him Monday and away we'll go."
As for the naming of a replacement for retired skipper James McDonald, Bailey said there were plenty of candidates but would not put a timeline in place for a new captain to be appointed.
"We'll go through the [captaincy selection] process in November," he said. "We've got a really strong group of emerging leaders.
"Last year our leadership group was fantastic, so once we get through the process of electing a leadership group I'm sure the captain will come from that.
"It will be a pretty open exercise. I don't think there will be too many surprises with how we go about it."
Bailey would not be drawn on his on-field expectations of the Dees in 2011 other than to say that he expects to improve on last season's efforts when the side finished 12th with eight wins and a draw.
"It's [early] November today and that's a long way away. I'm thinking about next week and getting players fit and healthy by Christmas," he said.
"You've got to get them fit and you've got to get them healthy and then whatever comes of that will. But if you're carrying injuries and you're carrying blokes out of form then that's really going to have a large impact.
"Come round 22 I'll let you know where we finish."
Bailey said his players had reported to training in reasonably good nick given they had taken time out of their off-season for a trip to China to play an exhibition game against the Brisbane Lions.
The coach admitted that trip had provided a challenge to his strength and conditioning staff, but said about 90 per cent of his squad was currently able to train at optimum levels with the intensity of the sessions to increase markedly next week.
