Mansfield Town boss Paul Cox hopes to hold on to Sam Clucas in January transfer window

Mansfield Town boss Paul Cox knows he may lose top scorer Sam Clucas during the January transfer window.
Sam Clucas (Mansfield Town) celebrates his goal - Oldham Athletic vs. Mansfield Town - The FA Cup at Boundary Park, Oldham - 07/12/2013 - Mandatory Credit: Pixel8 Photos/Barbara Abbott - +44(0)7734 151429 - info@pixel8photos.com - NO UNPAID USE.Sam Clucas (Mansfield Town) celebrates his goal - Oldham Athletic vs. Mansfield Town - The FA Cup at Boundary Park, Oldham - 07/12/2013 - Mandatory Credit: Pixel8 Photos/Barbara Abbott - +44(0)7734 151429 - info@pixel8photos.com - NO UNPAID USE.
Sam Clucas (Mansfield Town) celebrates his goal - Oldham Athletic vs. Mansfield Town - The FA Cup at Boundary Park, Oldham - 07/12/2013 - Mandatory Credit: Pixel8 Photos/Barbara Abbott - +44(0)7734 151429 - [email protected] - NO UNPAID USE.

The influential midfielder has played a pivotal role for Stags this season and has scored 11 goals in 23 appearances.

Clucas, who Cox has tipped to become a Championship player, is rumoured to have attracted the interest of Nottingham Forest.

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And Cox knows if a big club come sniffing around his star man, Mansfield Town may be forced to sell.

“Money talks and I am not going to lie about that,” said Cox. “I have sat down with the chairman and discussed the ifs and maybes, but at this moment no-one has called about Sam Clucas.

“We are working hard to keep our best players, but money talks.

“I have been in the game a long time and I know that if one of the big clubs comes in with an offer then we have to listen.

“Sam is a great player who is on an amazing learning curve.

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“We want to keep our best younger players and build a team around them for a future season and a future league.”

Clucas was named player of the round after scoring four times in the 8-1 win against St Albans in the FA Cup first round,