Jackett outlines plan to keep Pompey's prized asset

And the Blues boss is confident that prospect will be enough to keep the club' s prized asset at Fratton Park next term.

Jackett stated Pompey have still to receive an enquiry or bid for the defender, despite a stack of speculation over his future.

He's now hopeful he will remain at the club for the season ahead.

Jackett said: '˜We stated we want to keep him last season and through the summer.

'˜We haven't had any bids '“ and that's a good thing because we want Matt to stay here. We want to be successful with him and have said we want to build it around him.

'˜We upgraded his contract last season, which we felt he deserved.

'˜And since then we' ve said many times we want Matt to stay with us.

'˜But for myself as manager, do I want to keep him? Yes. Do we want a successful season and keep building and improving? Of course we do.

'˜We want to be in the top six this season and to do that we have to keep our best players.

'˜From my own point of view I've enjoyed working with him and would want him in the team. That's a definite.

'˜For the future it's hard to assess what will happen if there's outside influences and other clubs.

'˜We haven't had any enquiries but I don't know if that's the case with his agent.

'˜But we haven't had any enquiries or bids at the club.'

Jackett stressed Pompey are in a strong position to knock back any advances for Clarke under owner Michael Eisner.

He added: '˜Football is football. We know how it works and you can't say we're going to be any different.

'˜These things to do happen but inside the club there's no pressure to sell him.

'˜Portsmouth is a very well organised and structured club.

'˜Because it's structured so well you don't suddenly have to sell a player to keep the place going.

'˜That's a major positive and keeps things on a very good level.

'˜If you do sell a player it's for football reasons, or someone has come in and it's too high and too much to deny the person the opportunity.

'˜The deal then becomes right but it's not because you particularly want to do it.

'˜But this is a very well organised and well structured club.

'˜And not a club which needs to sell a player.'