Dave Edwards: Wolves have a big call to make on skipper Max Kilman

He’s turned into a leader, the captain and very rarely can you put bad performances and mistakes alongside his name.

He has been that good in a Wolves shirt and it’s great for the football club that they can bring in a young lad from Maidenhead and develop him.

Nuno did a great job with him once he was in the first team and he’s turned into a commanding centre-back, who I believe should be in the England squad this summer.

When I look at the England squad, Kilman and Jarrad Branthwaite should have been selected.

Kilman should have been given a chance to show Gareth Southgate what he can do, as a left-sided, ball-playing centre-back.

He’s so physical and strong and if he does leave, Wolves will be gutted to lose him.

But we know Wolves will lose some players this summer and if you can get the right fee for Max, is that better than losing some other players? Only time will tell.

Wolves are in an excellent position considering there’s more than one team interested and you do feel the fee will go up.

Max Kilman’s value should be at least £40million, for the type of player he is and the age he’s at. At 27, he’s in his prime and still has years ahead of him.

Wolves have a big decision to make if the offers start going up. Can they replace him? Can they strengthen other areas of the squad? Will it mean they don’t have to lose other players?

Gary O’Neil, Jeff Shi and everyone at the football club will need to think long and hard about it.

It’s always a shame to lose a player who’s been at the club for so long and the fans absolutely love him. He would leave a big hole to fill.

I’m sure Kilman will be very relaxed about the situation. Even if he doesn’t leave, he will still be Wolves captain next year, which isn’t a bad place to be in!

He has a lot of respect and love for the football club, but he is also ambitious to play at the highest level possible and for England.

If he’s playing regularly for a club in Europe, or a club as big as Manchester United, that will give him the opportunity to make more of a mark on the England squad.

I imagine Southgate won’t be in charge next season too, meaning he will have a chance to impress.

He’ll have to weigh up whether he thinks he can do that at Wolves or if he’s better off going somewhere else to achieve those dreams.

One thing I can guarantee is that Kilman will not be trying to force a move out of Wolves, he’s not that type of character.

I’ve been lucky enough to meet him a few times and he’s an absolute superstar of a human being.

The way he talks, the way he holds himself. He’s very intelligent and he has this love for Wolves and gratitude that they took him from obscurity and gave him a chance to become a top Premier League defender.

He won’t be kicking up a fuss to get a move, but he will have those aspirations, like all footballers, to play at the very, very top and get the best out of himself.

We’ll have to wait and see which clubs, if any, get closer to Wolves’ asking price and would be enticing enough to go to, with England ambitions and Champions League ambitions very important.