Gillingham's leading scorer, Simeon Jackson, is experiencing the same sort of transfer speculation that surrounded Rickie Lambert before his £1 million departure from the Memorial Stadium earlier this season.

Wolves are the latest club to be linked with the Canada international striker, and a price tag of £1.5 million has been mentioned for the former Rushden & Diamonds forward.

But manager Mark Stimson said: "That would not be enough money. If someone got him for that it would be a snip.

"Whether the chairman's view is different, I don't know. It might be less, it might be more.

"I'm told we don't have to sell him, but every player has got his price.

"I'm desperate not to lose him. If we do decide to sell him, that's a conversation I have to have with the chairman.

"There's going to be a lot of speculation about Jackson between now and January. He's just got to focus on his football and whatever happens will happen."

Jackson, who has 11 goals so far this season, came off the bench during Canada's 1-0 defeat by Poland in Bydgoszcz on Wednesday night and was rejoining his team-mates today.

Gillingham have suffered only one defeat at Priestfield since winning promotion via the play-offs last term, but have yet to taste victory on the road.

"The away form has not been the best and we want to do something about that," said Stimson.

"For us to succeed this year we need to stay in the division."