Leeds United boss Simon Grayson is refusing to sell his FA Cup hero Jermaine Beckford this month.

Beckford, after his last-gasp penalty earned a fourth-round replay against Tottenham, grabbed the headlines again with his two equalisers at White Hart Lane, adding to his winner against Manchester United in the previous round.

The 26-year-old is out of contract in the summer and Everton are thought to be leading the race to secure his signature - but Grayson is happy for his striker to raise his profile further as it will mean success in getting out of League One or progressing in the cup.

Grayson is also unwilling to sell his striker during the current transfer window.

"It would have to be a lot of money because we have turned down decent money already for him," he said. "Jermaine wants to stay and finish the job off.

"If someone comes in with ridiculous money - and I'm talking a lot more than £2million - then we'd look at it again. But I've got no intention of selling him in the window because it's too late to get a replacement and he's too valuable to lose.

"I have said all along I would rather Jermaine leave on a free and I wish him well because hopefully in that meantime he's got us promoted.

"Jermaine can only win because if he scores 15 to 20 goals until the end of the season he will be linked with bigger clubs than he's being linked with now."

Grayson will also make an attempt to retain the striker, who prodded home to equalise after Peter Crouch's opener, then cancelled out Roman Pavlyuchenko's strike by earning a penalty in the 95th minute which he converted.

"There's still an opportunity he might stay beyond the summer," added the Leeds boss.

"There have been a lot of twists and turns already. He put a request in after the Manchester United game and has come off the list now. He can leave in the summer if that's his choice."