Oyston fears Ince Euro exit as Ajax and Inter Milan eye up young Blackpool star
By SIMON JONES
PUBLISHED: 22:30, 30 October 2013 | UPDATED: 23:14, 30 October 2013
Blackpool could lose Tom Ince for as little as £155,000 as he considers a move abroad.
The 21-year-old winger, rated at £8million, is a free agent in the summer but Blackpool can still expect considerable compensation should he move to another English club.
However, Ince is free to talk to foreign clubs in January and is attracting interest from Ajax and Inter Milan, one of his father Paul’s former clubs.
Ince is warming to the idea of such a move to improve his education in the game but that would deliver a crushing blow to Blackpool’s finances. FIFA regulations state any ‘cross-border’ transfer for a player of Ince’s age will result in compensation of around only £155,000.
Liverpool are due 35 per cent of any transfer fee under the agreement in place when they allowed Ince to join Blackpool three years ago but that clause does not apply to compensation.
Cardiff had an £8m bid accepted for Ince in August but the player turned down the move, while Newcastle also made an enquiry.
Newcastle, Everton, Tottenham and Swansea are now considering offers in January. But they know that Blackpool chairman Karl Oyston will drive a hard bargain for his prize asset and will be reluctant to accept less than £5m, even though there will be just six months left on Ince’s contract at that stage.
Oyston confirmed in a question and answer session with Blackpool fans yesterday that the England Under 21 international is out of contract in the summer. But he added: ‘But he’s too young to go for free anyway.’
Ideally, Blackpool want to keep Ince and will make a series of contract offers in an effort to convince him to stay. That will also help to protect their own position when any tribunal determines compensation value if he moves in England.
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